Transavia Airlines S.A.S., trading as Transavia France and formerly branded as transavia.com France, is a French low-cost airline owned by Air France–KLM and is based at Paris Orly Airport. It shares the corporate image, website and operating model with the Dutch affiliate, Transavia.
History
Transavia France was established as transavia.com France on 14 November 2006 by Air France and the Dutch airline Transavia (transavia.com in those times) and began flight operations in May 2007, both scheduled and charter flights.
Transavia France chiefly operates scheduled and charter services to leisure and some metropolitan destinations and is now positioned as part of Air France-KLM's joint low-cost brand which operates under the Transavia name in both the Netherlands and France. By early 2015, Transavia France, together with its Dutch sister company, received a new corporate design, dropping the ".com" from its public appearance as well as changing its primary colors from white/green/blue to white/green. In 2013 Antoine Pussiau was the CEO since January. Natalie Stubler, as CEO of Transavia France from 2016-2022, expanded the number of destinations and the fleet.
In 2018, Transavia France decided to further expand its base at Lyon Airport and at Nantes Airport with the addition of more based aircraft and the expansion of the existing routes.
In November 2019, Transavia France stated that it would open a new base in Spring 2020 at Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport with a plan to serve 20 routes by the end of that year.
Corporate affairs
Ownership and structure Transavia France is a joint venture between Air France and Transavia of the Netherlands, both of which in turn are fully owned by Air France-KLM. Transavia is run as an independent operation, with both arms operating with an identical business model, website and image.
Business trends The performance figures for the Transavia brand operations (Transavia and Transavia France) are reported within the published annual accounts of their ultimate parent, Air France-KLM. The financials for both parts of the brand are fully incorporated in the Air France-KLM accounts.
Business model Transavia operates as a low-cost carrier and, as such, uses a single aircraft type (Boeing 737, to be replaced by the Airbus A320neo family) with a single class of cabin. The airline offers the "Assortment on Board" buy on board service offering food and drinks for purchase.
Head office Transavia France is headquartered at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly.
Destinations
The airline reached 100 destinations from Paris-Orly in the summer of 2022, becoming the largest low-cost airline in Paris by destinations served.
Fleet
, Transavia France operates the following aircraft:
+Transavia France fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes312186 Deliveries ongoing.To replace Boeing 737-800.Airbus A321neo—5232First delivery expected March 2027. Total of 5 aircraft are expected between summer 2027Boeing 737-80064—189To be replaced by Airbus A320neo family.Total957
Awards and recognition On 24 June 2024, Transavia was voted runner-up for Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe for the year 2024 by Skytrax.
References
External links
Official website