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 and Transavia based at Paris Orly Airport. It shares its corporate design, website and operating model with its Dutch parent company, Transavia.
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| Founded | 14 November 2006 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 2007 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 73 | ||||||
| Destinations | 122[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Air France (95.5%) Transavia (4.5%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Paray Vieille Poste, France | ||||||
| Key people | Olivier Mazzucchelli (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
editTransavia France was established as transavia.com France on 14 November 2006 by Air France and the Dutch airline Transavia (transavia.com back then) and began its operations in May 2007 operating scheduled and charter flights.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] In 2013 Antoine Pussiau was the CEO since January.[5] Natalie Stubler, as CEO of Transavia France from 2016-2022,[6] 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 planned 20 routes served by the end of that year.
Corporate affairs
editOwnership and structure
editTransavia France is 95.51% owned by Air France and 4.49% owned by Transavia of the Netherlands,[7] both of which in turn are ultimately owned by Air France-KLM. Transavia is run as an independent operation, with both arms operating with an identical business model, website and image.[8]
Business trends
editThe 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
editTransavia operates as a low-cost carrier and, as such, uses a single aircraft type (Boeing 737) with a single class of cabin. The airline offers the "Assortment on Board" buy on board service offering food and drinks for purchase.[9]
Head office
editTransavia France is headquartered at Paris-Orly Airport in Paray Vieille Poste.[10][11]
Destinations
editThe airline reaches in the summer 2022 100 destinations from Paris Orly and hence 1st low-cost company with Paris departures.[12]
Fleet
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As of 5 December 2024[update], Transavia France (excluding Transavia) operates the following aircraft:[13][14][15][16]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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| Airbus A320neo | 9 | 82 | 186[17] | To replace Boeing 737-800.[18] Order to be shared between KLM and Transavia.[19] | ||||
| Airbus A321neo | — | 232 | ||||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 68 | — | 189 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 82 | ||||||
Award and recognition
editOn 24 June 2024, Transavia was voted runners-up for Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe for year 2024 by Skytrax.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Transavia France on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Transavia France". Air France. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Annual Financial Report 2014" (PDF). Air France-KLM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "MarketingTribune". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Transavia France appoints Antoine Pussiau as CEO". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Gagey to be replaced soon as Air France chief: newspaper". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "À propos de l'entreprise - Transavia". www.transavia.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "about transavia.com". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Assortment on board." transavia. Accessed October 24, 2008.
- ^ "Terms and conditions of carriage." Transavia.com. Retrieved on 2 January 2010. "Adresse: TRANSAVIA AIRLINES S.A.S. 18, avenue Louis Bleriot 91551 Paray vieille poste RCS 492 791 306 Evry FRANCE"
- ^ "Transavia France." Air France. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "Its head office is in Paray-Vieille-Poste (Essonne), France. " and "Address: 18 Avenue Louis Blériot 91220 Paray-Vieille-Poste, France"
- ^ "Transavia : 15 ans et 15 repères | Air Journal". 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 14.
- ^ "Transavia France : 49eme avion et offre égale à 2019 | Air Journal". 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Transavia : 61 avions et 8 nouvelles lignes pour l'été 2022".
- ^ "Transavia France Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Orban, André (2024-01-10). "Air France-KLM takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, to be operated by Transavia France". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia's European fleet" (Press release). KLM. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Air France poursuit le développement à marche forcée de Transavia : Les premiers Airbus A320 NEO arrivent l'an prochain". 20 September 2022.
- ^ James.Plaisted@skytrax.uk (2024-06-24). "Qatar Airways World's Best Airline at 2024 World Airline Awards". SKYTRAX. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
External links
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