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| Founded | 1984 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1991 (merged withNLM Cityhopper to formKLM Cityhopper) | ||||||
| Hubs | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Parent company | Royal Nedlloyd Group (until 1988),KLM (1988–1991, mergerd withKLM Cityhopper) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol,Netherlands | ||||||
NetherLines B.V. was a commuter airline that was a subsidiary of theRoyal Nedlloyd Group.[1] It merged withNLM CityHopper in 1991 to formKLM Cityhopper.
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Netherlines was founded in April 1984 under the full name of Netherlines Airlines For European Commuter Services BV and began services usingJetstream 31 aircraft on a route between Amsterdam andLuxembourg. Other cities served throughout the years wereEindhoven,Enschede,Rotterdam,Groningen,Cologne,Münster,Lille,Birmingham,East Midlands,Luton and Southampton.
Netherlines also used theSaab 340 to open a route toVienna.
KLM acquired Netherlines in April 1988; the combined Netherlines-NLM Cityhopper operation was NLM CityHopper/Netherlines, and it had its head office in Building 70 atAmsterdam Airport Schiphol.[2]
The operations of Netherlines were merged withNLM Cityhopper, and the combined company became KLM CityHopper on 1 April 1991.[3]