Transavia temporarily stops all flights and continues to pick up passengers
Developments surrounding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are occurring rapidly. The increasing restrictions and measures from the Netherlands and the countries of our destinations are imposing more and more restrictions on Transavia. Transavia has therefore decided not to operate the scheduled flights between Monday, March 23 and Sunday, April 5, 2020. However, people will continue to be picked up from abroad after next Sunday so that they can be brought back home, as Transavia has done many times in the past week.
Transavia advises travelers who want to fly to their home country to book a ticket on one of the flights until March 23, 2020. Passengers whose trips are canceled will receive an email about this.
'It is becoming an increasing challenge to continue operating the flights and bringing passengers back to the Netherlands. We do see that many Dutch people have also followed our advice to postpone their trip," says Marcel de Nooijer, CEO of Transavia.
Extra flights to bring people home
'Because people are stranded abroad, we will continue to pick up passengers from abroad, as we have done in recent days. We have already operated more than thirty additional flights, bringing more than 5,500 people home. And that number is expected to increase in the coming days.'
Restarting flights depends on developments surrounding the coronavirus. 'The health and well-being of our employees and passengers always comes first. As soon as the situation changes and the need for travel increases again, we will restart our routes.'
Flying from Brussels will be postponed until next summer
'Because the circumstances are now so exceptional, we have also decided to postpone flying from Brussels this summer 2020 to March 2021. This way we can fully focus on properly starting up the Dutch bases: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Eindhoven Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport,” says Marcel de Nooijer. Passengers who had booked flights from Brussels will also receive an email.
Marcel de Nooijer emphasizes that Transavia, like its partners in the sector, faces an enormous challenge. 'But our history has proven that we are able to cope with difficult periods like these. Thanks to the commitment and enthusiasm of our employees and the loyalty of our partners and passengers, I am convinced that we will get through it well this time too. We look forward to welcoming our passengers back on board after this temporary stop.”
This press release was translated using automated tools. Please refer to the original Dutch version for the most accurate information.