Transavia Airlines
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Transavia Airlines is a Netherlands based low-cost airline operating as an independent part of the Air France-KLM group. Schiphol International Airport(AMS), Amsterdam is its main base while Rotterdam Airport(RTM) is its secondary hub. It operates scheduled and charter services to leisure destinations.
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History
The airline was established in 1966 and began operations on 17 November 1966 as Transavia Limburg, later becoming known as Transavia Holland. In 1986 the name was changed to Transavia Airlines and it was the first airline to take advantage of the first open skies agreement signed between the UK and Dutch governments. Transavia started operating its first scheduled service on the Amsterdam to London Gatwick route on 26 October 1986.
During 1991 the airline's major shareholder, Nedlloyd, sold its 80% holding to KLM. In 1998 it was the first foreign airline to operate domestic services in Greece following a change in Greek aviation law. In June 2003 KLM acquired the remaining 20% of Transavia, making it 100% KLM owned.
Before 2005 Transavia was primarily a charter airline with a low-cost airline subsidiary called Basiq Air; however, Basiq Air and the Transavia charter arm were combined under the Transavia brand on 1 January 2005.
Services
Transavia's scheduled network covers 19 destinations based on Amsterdam and Rotterdam, while charter services are flown to over 60 destinations.
Transavia operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
- International scheduled destinations: Agadir, Alicante, Antalya, Barcelona, Berlin, Chambery, Copenhagen, Dublin, Faro, Florence, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gerona, Hurghada, Innsbruck, Lanzarote, Las Palmas, London, Luxor, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakech, Milan, Naples, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Pau, Salzburg, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Sharm el Sheikh, Stockholm, Tenerife, Venice and Verona.
Fleet
The Transavia fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2005):
- 9 Boeing 737-700 (further 1 on order)
- 7 Boeing 737-800
The airline has disposed of a large number of aircraft operated earlier including 16 Boeing 737-300, 16 Boeing 737-800 and 10 Boeing 757 aircraft.
External Links
- Transavia (http://www.transavia.nl)
- Transavia Fleet Detail (http://www.planemad.net/Airline/NL/Transavia_(HV_TRA)/Fleet.htm?show=all)
- Transavia Passenger Opinions (http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/transavia.htm)
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