In a significant move, VLM Airlines has been named the most punctual airline for the year 2007 in the most popular Amsterdam to London City Airport route.

The recent figures released by the UK Civil Aviation Authority reveals that during last year, over 77% of the flights operated by the airline from Amsterdam to London City Airport departed punctually when the maximum time delay was not more than 15 minutes. On the other hand, only two percent of departures got delayed by more than one hour. In this regard, the VLM airlines surpassed other carriers operating in the route namely KLM, Easyjet, British Airways and BMI British Midland, which are offering flights to other airports at London.

Interestingly, as the announcement arrived, the airline was celebrating the 3rd birthday of this route on 4th April. In addition, the award follows yet another prestigious award of 'Passenger Airline Award 2007' presented by the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last month appreciating the airline's London City service.

Managing Director of VLM Airlines, Johan Vanneste, remarked, "We take great pride in the services we offer on all our routes. Our business clientele, who traditionally represent around 80 per cent of our customer base, particularly value our high quality service and repeatedly return to us for our consistent punctuality. Also, being named the most punctual service on the route and also receiving the prestigious Schiphol Passenger Airline award is a huge honour."

This route has served about 22% of passengers transported by the airline in 2007.