Air Exel was an airline based in Maastricht in the Netherlands, operating scheduled and chartered flights out of Eindhoven Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport to several domestic and international destinations.
[edit] History
The airline was established on 26 April 1991 as KLM exel on a co-operational base with Dutch national carrier KLM. Scheduled flights were launched on 1 May of the same year. On 6 November 2004, the co-operation with KLM was ended, and the airline became Air Exel. One month later, in December 2004, Air Exel's Chief Executive Officer, Harm Prins, was arrested on charges of fraud, blackmail, and money laundering. The investigation let to the surfacing of financial difficulties with Air Exel, which was subsequently shut down on 31 January 2005.[1]
[edit] Destinations
Upon closure, Air Exel operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:
- France
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Over the years, the KLM Exel/Air Exel fleet consisted of the following aircraft types:[2]
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