Air Exel was a Dutch airline based in Maastricht in the Netherlands, operating scheduled and chartered flights out of Eindhoven Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport to several domestic and international destinations. History The airline was established on 26 April 1991 as Air Exel Commuter on a co-operational base with Dutch national carrier KLM. Scheduled flights were launched on 1 May of the same year. As part of the parent's move to integrate the services of its feeders, the company was renamed to KLM Exel in January 1998. On 6 November 2004, the co-operation with KLM ended, and the airline became Air Exel Netherlands. One month later, in December 2004, Air Exel's Chief Executive Officer, Harm Prins, was arrested on charges of fraud, blackmail, and money laundering. The investigation brought to light financial difficulties with Air Exel, which was subsequently shut down on 31 January 2005. Destinations Upon closure, Air Exel operated scheduled flights to the following destinations: France Nantes - Nantes Atlantique Airport Paris - Charles de Gaulle Airport Saint-Étienne - Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport Strasbourg - Strasbourg International Airport Italy Cuneo - Cuneo International Airport Milan - Milan Malpensa Airport Netherlands Amsterdam - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Eindhoven - Eindhoven Airport (secondary base) Maastricht - Maastricht Aachen Airport (main base) Norway Kristiansand - Kjevik Airport United Kingdom London - London Stansted Airport Germany Hamburg - Fuhlsbüttel Airport Fleet Over the years, the KLM Exel/Air Exel fleet consisted of the following aircraft types: References External links Air Exel (Archive) Air Exel (Archive) Defunct airlines of the Netherlands Airlines established in 1991 Airlines disestablished in 2005 1991 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch companies established in 1991 2005 disestablishments in the Netherlands