Green light for Transavia's expansion

The referendum organised by the SNPL Air France concerning the future of Transavia has produced a largely positive result. The French low-cost airline will be able to develop with a fleet whose number of aircraft will no longer be limited.
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Nathalie Stubler, CEO of Transavia France, on the occasion of the reception of a new Boeing, in spring 2018

The big manoeuvres have clearly begun within the Group's new management team Air France KLM. Almost a year after the appointment of Benjamin Smith as the Group's new Chief Executive Officer, the reorganisation is beginning to deliver its first tangible results. In the space of 24 hours, the following changes were made officialacquisition of 60 new aircraft Airbus A220the disappearance of the A380s on the horizon 2022and therefore new development capacities for Transavia France. By voting by a very large majority (78%) in favour of the development of Transavia, the pilots of Air France's SNPL have finally removed the restraint that has until now limited the development of the low-cost airline. Despite the fine performance recorded each year by the French low-cost airline, its growth had until now been constrained by an agreement signed in 2014, which limited its fleet to a maximum of 40 devices. " Transavia will be able to pursue its development with no limit on the number of aircraft and in economically balanced conditions for the Air France group. The company will be able to accelerate its offensive in the highly competitive low-cost market from Orly and the provinces".said the management in a press release.