Transavia - Low fares going Dutch 
The Dutch low cost and charter airline Transavia celebrated its 45th birthday in 2011. This airline offers scheduled and charter flights to the UK and Europe from the Netherlands.
Transavia used to only operate charter flights and also had a budget subsidiary called Basiq Air, but dropped the latter brand name in 2005 when the two airlines combined. Internet bookings on Transavia.com now cover 93% of their flights and package holiday sales.
The airline is wholly owned by KLM and forms part of the Air France-KLM Group. Transavia transported nearly 5 million passengers last year. |
Routes and Destibations
From Britain, Transavia currently offers no scheduled services from the UK.
The airline has a large presence at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, with smaller hubs at Rotterdam and Eindhoven in Holland.
From these Dutch airports they cover about 19 scheduled destinations and around 80 charter routes, especially
to leisure destinations around the Meditteranean, Greece, Spain and the Canaries, Turkey and Italy.
Other Useful Information
| Booking |
Book early for the best fares. Internet bookings will be confirmed by an E-ticket with a booking number, required for check-in. Bookings made via the call centre cost 5 Euro extra. There is no discount for children, babies up to 1 years old travel cheap but not free. |
| Flight Changes |
Changes to destination and/or travel date over the Internet can be done for 20 Euro per one-way trip per person, (plus any fare difference), up to 24 hrs before flight. Flight changes from the call centre can be done 1 hour before flight and cost 25 Euro as above. Name changes can only be done via the Transavia call centre. If you missed or cancel a flight, there is no refund.
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| Seats |
Seats are allocated during check in and cannot be pre-selected during the booking process. The best chance of getting specific seats is during internet check-in (see below).
Transavia seat pitch, the amount of legroom, is not roomy at 29" (70cm), tall people are advised to sit in aisle seats during longer flights.
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| Baggage |
Standard baggage allowance is 20 kg, (babies 10 kg incl buggy), hand luggage is 5 kg per person. Make sure all luggage meets current dimensions and safety regulations.
Excess baggage costs £4 or 6 Euro per extra kilo. Sports equipment up to 15 kg costs 15 Euro one way. Bicycles cost 40 Euro one way, wheelchairs and zimmer frames free, but reserve these items in advance with the call centre. |
| Check-In |
Check-in desks open 2 hours before flight (2.5 hours at Schiphol airport), check-in deadline is 40 minutes before departure, same for check-in machines at airport. Internet check-in is possible from 24 hrs before flight onwards, choose your own seats. |
| Food |
Inflight meals are not included in the price, but a reasonable choice of meals, snacks and drinks are for sale on board at affordable prices.
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| Aircraft |
Transavia's fleet consists of Boeing 737, today's most popular medium-range passenger aircraft. They currently have 10 Boeing B737-700 (149 passengers) and 19 Boeing B737-800 (186 passengers). During 2006 the planes adopted a new livery, but kept the characteristic lime green colour scheme. Average fleet age is about 4 years old.
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