This morning, a Fokker 50 from VLM Airlines departed from Antwerp Airport to Munich. Afterwards, the plane set off for the city of Maribor in Slovenia. Initially, the new routes will be flown once a day from Monday to Friday. At the start of the official summer season, the airline VLM Airlines will offer from 26th March 2018 on weekdays two daily frequencies on the Antwerp-Munich route. Thanks to this excellent morning-evening schedule, business travellers and tourists can get the most out of their stay.
The launch of the route to Birmingham which was supposed to also occur today has been postponed to the beginning of the Summer season due to changes in the planning of the maintenance of the engines.
For the first time, Antwerp is now officially linked to Maribor, the second operational base of VLM Airlines via Munich. Although the Oktoberfest may well be the most famous event in Munich, the elegant Bavarian capital has much more to offer than beer. It is a city of tradition with a modern touch and a very large cultural offer, where boutiques, tasty cuisine and edgy subcultures flourish in the shade of the Frauenkirche.
Maribor is Slovenia’s second largest city and is renowned as the city with the oldest vine in the world. In 2012 and 2013, the city was respectively the European Capital of Culture and European Youth Capital. This year, Maribor is European Sports City and European Capital of the Social Economy. Maribor’s favourable geographical location in the vicinity of four transport corridors has a positive impact on the economic development of the region. Although Maribor is one of the tourist hotspots in Europe, the region is a real gem that has not yet been flooded by large groups of tourists. With its nearby ski resorts, Maribor is one of the most interesting sports destinations in Europe. Many national teams are organising training camps there.
Fantastic launch fares during 48 hours
Tickets are available from EUR 59 for the one-way journey via www.flyvlm.com. At the occasion of the festive opening of the new routes, VLM Airlines announced that on 12 and 13 February the carrier is offering special launch fares for only EUR 19 per one-way journey on the routes from Antwerp and Maribor to Munich and for only EUR 39 on the flights from Munich to Antwerp and Maribor. These fares are inclusive of airport charges and are valid for travel from 26 February to the end of June.
Winter Season Schedule
Antwerp – Maribor until 23 March 2018
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days * |
| Antwerp – Maribor** | 10:10 | 14:20 | 12345– |
| Maribor – Antwerp ** | 14:50 | 19:10 | 12345– |
Antwerp – Munich until 23 March 2018
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days * |
| Antwerp – Munich | 10:10 | 12:15 | 12345– |
| Munich – Antwerp | 17:00 | 19:10 | 12345– |
Munich – Maribor until 23rd March 2018
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days * |
| Maribor – Munich | 14:50 | 16:30 | 12345– |
| Munich – Maribor | 12:45 | 14:20 | 12345– |
Summer Season Schedule
Antwerp – Munich from 26th March to 26th October 2018
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days * |
| Antwerp – Munich | 06:45 | 08:45 | 12345– |
| Antwerp – Munich | 17:30 | 19:10 | 12345– |
| Munich – Antwerp | 13:25 | 15:35 | 12345– |
| Munich – Antwerp | 19:40 | 21:50 | 12345– |
Munich – Maribor from 26th March to 26th October 2018
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days * |
| Maribor – Munich | 11:15 | 12:55 | 12345– |
| Munich – Maribor | 09:10 | 10:45 | 12345– |
Antwerp – Maribor from 26th March to 26th October 2018
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flight days * |
| Antwerp – Maribor** | 06:45 | 10:45 | 12345– |
| Maribor – Antwerp ** | 11:15 | 15:35 | 12345– |
* 1 = Monday, 2= Tuesday, 3 = Wednesday, 4 = Thursday, 5 = Friday, 6 = Saturday and 7 = Sunday.
** including a short stop-over in Munich
12th February 2018
