Transavia France
Low-cost airline of France
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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 was based at Paris Orly Airport. It shares its corporate design, website and operating model with its Dutch affiliate, Transavia.
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| Founded | 14 November 2006 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 2007 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 86 | ||||||
| Destinations | 122[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Air France–KLM | ||||||
| Headquarters | Orly, France | ||||||
| Key people | Olivier Mazzucchelli (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
Transavia 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 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,[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
Head office
Transavia France is headquartered at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly.
Destinations
Fleet
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As of December 2025[update], Transavia France operates the following aircraft:[12][13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320neo | 23 | 51 | 186[14] | Order with 60 options to be shared with KLM and Transavia.[15] To replace Boeing 737-800.[16] |
| Airbus A321neo | — | 232 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 67 | — | 189 | To be replaced by Airbus A320neo family. |
| Total | 90 | 51 | ||
