Alongside 50 Dutch companies, Vlindair participated in a trade mission on sustainable aviation and maritime innovation to Liverpool from 2 to 4 November 2026, organised by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency in collaboration with AeroNL and NBSO Manchester.
[Photo: H.M. King Willem-Alexander with the Vlindair team and the aircraft model]
The mission was attended by Minister Sjoerd Wiemer Sjoerdsma for Foreign Trade and Minister Vincent Karremans of Infrastructure. Led by Coen van Oostrom of VNO-NCW, it coincided with the working visit of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander to the United Kingdom. Vlindair had the opportunity to present to His Majesty its ambition to become Europe’s first all-electric passenger airline.
During the mission, Vlindair announced the exploration of a green aviation corridor connecting the Netherlands and the United Kingdom with the first generation of nine-seater electric aircraft, following the joint statement on zero-emission aviation signed by the Dutch and UK governments on the second day of the mission. Read the announcement.
Over the coming years, Vlindair will work with airports, airlines, aircraft manufacturers and other stakeholders on both sides of the North Sea to explore viable routes, from an operational as well as a commercial perspective.