VLM welcomes first passenger at Groningen Airport Eelde

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Source: easier.com

VLM Airlines welcomes its first passenger at Groningen Airport Eelde
30 October 2006

VLM Airlines has started with a daily flight from Groningen to London City via Amsterdam. To celebrate this festive day, the first passenger on this flight was welcomed by the management of Groningen Airport Eelde and VLM Airlines.

Jeroen Meulendijks, Managing Director of Groningen Airport Eelde and William Vet, Regional Manager at VLM Airlines welcomed the first passenger for London City this morning with a bottle of champagne and two complimentary tickets to London City. First passenger, Mr. Talsma, FUNCTION?, of Citigroup is pleased with this new service and said: "I'm very happy with the new flights to London from Groningen. The fact that VLM Airlines flies to London City Airport makes this connection very appropriate for my business travels as it allows me to save time seeing that London City Airport is located so close to Canary Wharf, where our offices are located."

VLM Airlines offers a daily return flight from Groningen to London City Airport, meaning that people in the North of The Netherlands can now plan a full day's work in London without having to stay overnight in a hotel.

William Vet, Regional Manager for The Netherlands at VLM Airlines ads: "Today we launch the scheduled service from Groningen to London City and we expect a large number of business people will make use of this service. The booking trend is looking very positive as the number of advanced bookings are running ahead of target."

Passengers departing from Groningen to London City via Amsterdam will stay onboard the VLM aircraft. In London, VLM Airlines lands at London City Airport, the airport that is located very close to the city centre and the close proximity of Canary Wharf and 'The City', the financial heart of London. Since the launch of the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) link from London City Airport in December 2005, passengers can travel from the airport to Canary Wharf in just 12 minutes and in 22 minutes to Bank Tube station, allowing them to connect to the London Underground.