Transavia Airlines S.A.S., trading as Transavia France and formerly branded as ''transavia.com France'', is a French

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owned by

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and was based at Paris Orly Airport. It shares its

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, website and operating model with its

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affiliate,

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History

Transavia France was established as ''transavia.com France'' on 14 November 2006 by

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and the Dutch airline

(''transavia.com'' back then) and began its operations in May 2007 operating 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

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'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

, 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

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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

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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

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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

and

of the Netherlands, both of which in turn are fully owned by

. 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

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and, as such, uses a single aircraft type (

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) with a single class of cabin. The airline offers the "Assortment on Board"

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service offering food and drinks for purchase.

Head office

Transavia France is headquartered at Paris-Orly Airport in Paray Vieille Poste.

Destinations

Countries in which Transavia France operates

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:

Awards and recognition

On 24 June 2024, Transavia was voted runner-up for ''Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe'' for the year 2024 by

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References

External links

Official website
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