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| Founded | 14 November 2006; 18 years ago (2006-11-14) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 2007; 18 years ago (2007-05) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 73 | ||||||
| Destinations | 122[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Air France–KLM | ||||||
| Headquarters | Paray Vieille Poste,France | ||||||
| Key people | Olivier Mazzucchelli (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Transavia Airlines S.A.S., trading asTransavia France and formerly branded astransavia.com France, is a Frenchlow-cost airline owned byAir France–KLM and was based atParis Orly Airport. It shares itscorporate design, website and operating model with itsDutch affiliate,Transavia.
Transavia France was established astransavia.com France on 14 November 2006 byAir France and the Dutch airlineTransavia (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 ofAir 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 newcorporate 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 theCEO 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 atLyon Airport and atNantes 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 atMontpellier–Méditerranée Airport with a plan to serve 20 routes by the end of that year.
Transavia France is a joint venture betweenAir France andTransavia of the Netherlands,[7] both of which in turn are fully owned byAir France-KLM. Transavia is run as an independent operation, with both arms operating with an identical business model, website and image.[8]
Theperformance 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.
Transavia operates as alow-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]
Transavia France is headquartered at Paris-Orly Airport inParay Vieille Poste.[10][11]
The airline reached 100 destinations from Paris-Orly in the summer of 2022, becoming the largest low-cost airline in Paris by destinations served.[13]
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As of January 2025[update], Transavia France operates the following aircraft:[14][15][16]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320neo | 10 | 79 | 186[17] | Order with 60 options to be shared withKLM andTransavia.[18] To replaceBoeing 737-800.[19] |
| Airbus A321neo | — | 232 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 68 | — | 189 | To be replaced byAirbus A320neo family. |
| Total | 78 | 79 |
On 24 June 2024, Transavia was voted runner-up forBest Low-Cost Airline in Europe for the year 2024 bySkytrax.[20]
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