Transavia is starting its flight schedule step by step with extra health measures
Transavia will restart its flight schedule step by step from June 4. Transavia sees that there is interest among customers to travel and there is a gradual relaxation of restrictions and restrictions in the Netherlands and entry regulations of other countries in Europe. From June 4, Transavia will fly from Amsterdam to six destinations in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Each week we will investigate whether and which flights and additional destinations can be added in the near future. "We are pleased that we can offer our passengers prospects for safe and healthy flying again during this difficult period for everyone," says Marcel de Nooijer, CEO at Transavia.
"This is an important decision after a period of nine weeks in which we did not fly except for the repatriation flights," says Marcel de Nooijer. 'The situation changes every day and safe and healthy flying is and remains our most important principle. Yet we have found a good balance between the measures that exist per country, the entry options and the wishes of our passengers. It goes without saying that we also take extra measures to make flying as safe as possible.'
The destinations that will be flown again are Athens, Heraklion and Thessaloniki in Greece, Malaga in Spain and Faro and Lisbon in Portugal. It is expected that Transavia will be able to add more destinations and flights during the summer.
Fly safely and healthily
The current situation requires a series of additional measures that Transavia takes to carry out its operation safely and healthily for passengers and crew. For example, aircraft are cleaned more often and thoroughly and contact moments between crew and passengers during the flight are kept to a minimum. Furthermore, passengers from risk areas must, for example, complete a health declaration to assess whether they are fit enough to fly.
Clean air in cabin
The risk of contamination on board aircraft is low. Modern aircraft are equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters, which provide clean, high-quality cabin air with a high degree of air circulation. And from June 4, passengers and crew will wear facial protection (of mouth and nose) on all flights, further reducing the already low risk. Passengers must ensure that they have the required facial protection with them. The cabin crew will of course also wear facial protection.
By facial protection we mean mouth-nose masks, such as non-medical masks. The masks must be large enough to completely cover the wearer's nose and mouth. A complete overview of the measures can be found on our website .
Destinations
In Portugal, tough restrictions have been lifted. From June 4, we will slowly start again with a number of flights to and from Faro and Lisbon. Code orange currently applies to Spain and travelers are asked to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. Despite these restrictions, some of our travelers will go to Spain to visit family or to enjoy their second home. Transavia also wants to offer these passengers the opportunity to travel and is therefore starting a number of flights to Malaga. Based on our experiences in the coming period, we will see whether we can fly to more destinations in Spain. Greece has an entry ban for Dutch citizens until May 31. Given the reporting, we assume that restrictions will then be lifted. Passengers whose flights are canceled will be notified in the coming days.
This press release was translated using automated tools. Please refer to the original Dutch version for the most accurate information.