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{{Short description|Defunct Dutch airline}}
{{for|the group|VBirds}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = V Bird
| image = 
| image_size =
| IATA = VX
| ICAO = VBA
| callsign = VEEBEE
| founded = 2003
| commenced = 27 October 2003
| ceased = January 2005
| aoc = 
| hubs = [[Weeze Airport]]<ref name="info">{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/VBI|title=V Bird - ch-aviation|website=Ch-aviation.com}}</ref>
| secondary_hubs = 
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = V Club
| alliance = 
| subsidiaries = 
| fleet_size = 4
| destinations = 19
| parent = 
| headquarters = [[Maastricht Aachen Airport]], [[Beek]], [[Netherlands]]
| key_people =
| num_employees = 
| website = {{URL|www.vbird.com}}
}}

'''V Bird''' (legally ''V Bird Airlines Netherlands BV'') was a [[low-cost airline]] based in the [[Netherlands]] which operated services to northern and southern [[Europe]].<ref name="info"/> Its head office was on the grounds of [[Maastricht Aachen Airport]] in [[Beek]], Netherlands.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040624203138/http://www2.vbird.com/skylights/html/EN/contact.shtm Contact]." V Bird. 24 June 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040803154358/http://www2.vbird.com/skylights/html/EN/impressum.shtm Imprint]." V Bird. 3 August 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref>

==History==
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 27 October 2003. The airline suspended operations on 8 October 2004 and subsequently filed for bankruptcy on 18 October 2004. V Bird received an offer from an unnamed potential backer three days later with a view to restarting operations, but the airline was liquidated in early January 2005.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

==Fleet==
[[File:V Bird Airbus A320 Sipilä.jpg|thumb|A V Bird [[Airbus A320-200]] at [[Helsinki Airport]] in 2004]]
The V Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/V-Bird-Airlines|title=V Bird Airlines Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|+ V Birdfleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A320-200]]
|4
|2003
|2004
|3 leased from [[ILFC]] <br> 1 leased from [[Dutchbird]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|V Bird|V Bird}}
*[https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.vbird.com V Bird] (Archive)

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[[Category:Defunct airlines of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Defunct European low-cost airlines]]
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[[Category:Dutch companies disestablished in 2005]]