Virgin Express

N.V. Virgin Express S.A.
IATA ICAO Call sign
  • BQ (1991–1996)
  • TV (1996–2007)
  • EBA (1991–1996)
  • VEX (1996–2007)
  • BELSTAR (1991–1996)
  • VIRGIN EXPRESS (1996–2007)
Founded
  • November 1991 (1991-11) (as EBA - EuroBelgian Airlines)
  • 23 April 1996 (1996-04-23) (as Virgin Express)
Commenced operations
  • 1 April 1992 (1992-04-01) (as EBA - EuroBelgian Airlines)
  • 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) (as Virgin Express)
Ceased operations
HubsBrussels Airport
Flight Club
Subsidiaries
Parent company
HeadquartersBrussels Airport, Zaventem, Belgium
Key peopleRichard Branson (chairman of Virgin Group)
Eurobelgian Airlines Boeing 737-300
A Boeing 737-400 at Faro Airport in 1999
A Boeing 737-300 landing at Faro Airport in 2005

Virgin Express was a Belgian airline created within the Virgin Group. It operated flights mainly to southern Europe from its hub at Brussels Airport. Ticket sales were mainly through the Internet. The airline merged to form Brussels Airlines in November 2006. Virgin Express' head office was in Building 116 at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, near Brussels.