NEW YORK -- Transatlantic Belgian carrier Delsey Airlines --
launched as a successor to bankrupt Sabena -- ceased operations
just five months after its first flight and closed its U.S. call
center.
A Belgian commercial court in Antwerp on Nov. 6 granted the
carrier's bankruptcy request and appointed caretakers to oversee
the company's remaining assets.
The airline offered service on three Airbus A330-200 jets from
Brussels to New York, Boston and Los Angeles.
Delsey -- initially launched as VG Airlines but renamed after a
popular luggage brand this summer -- had its wings clipped just one
year after the bankruptcy of Sabena.
Inquiries should be directed to the carrier's Belgian call
center at (011) 32-3 303-0000.
Meanwhile, the airline's short-haul counterpart, SN Brussels
Airlines -- which picked up Sabena's European and African routes --
has had better luck staying aloft.
The carrier recently increased service to its 37 European and 13
African destinations, and announced plans to lease three new Airbus
A319 jets by March, bringing its fleet to a total of 35 planes.