Virgin Express France

{{Short description|Defunct charter & low-cost airline of France (1995–1999)}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Virgin Express France

| logo = VEX_.svg

| image = Boeing 737-4Y0, Virgin Express (Air Provence Charter) AN0597874.jpg

| IATA = DG

| ICAO = VEF

| callsign = LADYBIRD

| founded = {{start date|1995|11|11|df=yes}}
{{small|(as Air Provence Charter)}}

| commenced = {{start date|1996|04|23|df=yes}}
{{small|(as Virgin Express France)}}

| ceased = {{end date|1999|03|01|df=yes}}

| aoc =

| hubs = Charles de Gaulle Airport

| secondary_hubs =

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer = Flight Club

| alliance =

| subsidiaries =

| fleet_size =

| destinations =

| parent = Virgin Express

| headquarters =

| key_people = Richard Branson (Chairman of Virgin Group)

| website =

}}

Virgin Express France S.A. was a French airline subsidiary of the Belgian Virgin Express, with its head office on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 24–30 March 1999. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200691.html?search=%22Virgin%20Express%22 111]."[http://plan.tremblay-en-france.fr/ Plan interactif] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213050808/http://plan.tremblay-en-france.fr/ |date=2007-12-13 }}." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.

History

The airline was founded as Air Provence Charter on 11 November 1995 as a charter subsidiary of Air Provence International, operating Boeing 737 Classic aircraft. After EuroBelgian Airlines was renamed Virgin Express,"[http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1998/11/01/44410/fresh-start-for-virgin-express.html Fresh start for Virgin Express ]." Flight International. 1 November 1998. Retrieved on 23 October 2009. Air Provence Charter was renamed Virgin Express France in 1996.

Fleet

Virgin Express France had operated the following aircraft:{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Virgin-Express-France|title=Virgin Express France Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

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Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes
Boeing 737-300 \|3 \|1996 \|1999 \|
Boeing 737-400 \|3 \|1996 \|2007 \|

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|+ Virgin Express France fleet

Aircraft

!Total

!Introduced

!Retired

!Notes

Boeing 737-300

|1996

|1999

Boeing 737-400

|1996