Transavia France

This article is about the French airline. For its Dutch counterpart, see Transavia.

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.

Transavia France

IATA ICAO Call sign TO TVF FRANCE SOLEIL
Founded	14 November 2006; 18 years ago (2006-11-14)
Commenced operations	May 2007; 18 years ago (2007-05)
Operating bases	Lyon Montpellier Nantes Paris–Orly
Fleet size	73
Destinations	122[1]
Parent company	Air France–KLM
Headquarters	Paray Vieille Poste, France
Key people	Olivier Mazzucchelli (CEO)
Website	www.transavia.com

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 Paray Vieille Poste.^[10][11]

Destinations

Main article: List of Transavia France destinations

Countries in which Transavia France operates as of April 2025^[12]

The airline reached 100 destinations from Paris-Orly in the summer of 2022, becoming the largest low-cost airline in Paris by destinations served.^[13]

Fleet

For the fleet of the Dutch airline, see Transavia § Fleet.

Transavia France Airbus A320neo

Transavia France Boeing 737-800

As of April 2025^[update], Transavia France operates the following aircraft:^[14][15][16]

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320neo	14[17]	35	186[18]	Order with 60 options to be shared with KLM and Transavia.[19] To replace Boeing 737-800.[20]
Airbus A321neo	—		232
Boeing 737-800	68	—	189	To be replaced by Airbus A320neo family.
Total	82	35

Awards and recognition

On 24 June 2024, Transavia was voted runner-up for Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe for the year 2024 by Skytrax.^[21]