Transavia Airlines

Airline Code: HV

About Transavia Airlines:
The airline was established in the end of 1965 as Transavia Limburg. The name was changed in 1966 to Transavia Holland and it began operations on 17 November 1966. In 1986, the name was changed to Transavia Airlines. 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, Transavia 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. The subsequent merger of Air France and KLM made Transavia a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France-KLM.

In the early 2000s, Transavia was primarily a charter airline with a low-cost airline subsidiary called Basiq Air. To strengthen its brand, Basiq Air and the Transavia charter arm were combined under the transavia.com name on 1 January 2005.

Transavia chose Eindhoven as its third base, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and will base a Boeing 737-800 there from November 1st, 2006. It will operate 5 weekly flights to Alicante and Málaga as well as 2 weekly flights to Faro. Transavia has a French unit, based at Paris-Orly. The unit operates seven 737-800s

Transavia Airlines Major Hubs:
Amsterdam-Schiphol
Paris-Orly

Aircraft Type:
Boeing 737-700, 737-800

Fleet Size: 26 (+2 orders)

No. of Destinations: 63

Airline was founded in: 1966