Transavia.com Denmark
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Transavia Denmark ApS, also known as Transavia.com Denmark or Transavia Denmark and trading as transavia.com, was a Danish
based low-cost airline operating as a subsidiary of Transavia.com
group. Its main base was at Copenhagen Airport
. Transavia Denmark chiefly operated scheduled and charter services to leisure destinations. It was headquartered in Kastrup
, Tårnby Municipality.
went bankrupt in November 2008 and Transavia saw a good opportunity to start operations in Denmark because of this. It announced it would start operations in Denmark with short notice.
Transavia Denmark started flights from Billund Airport
under a danish tour operator. It operated five routes from Billund. It also announced a larger base at Copenhagen Airport
of which it operated ten routes. Ticket sales for the new low cost airline started on 7 November 2008.
In September 2010, it was announced that Transavia Denmark will cease operations on 23 April 2011. From 1 November 2010 the current activities were gradually down-scaled until the complete stop on 23 April 2011. The parent of Transavia Denmark, Air France-KLM, had stated that the Danish part of Transavia has not made up to the expectations.
service offering food and drinks for purchase.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
based low-cost airline operating as a subsidiary of Transavia.com
Transavia.com
Transavia.com is a Dutch based low-cost airline operating as an independent part of the Air France-KLM group. Its main base is at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol while Rotterdam The Hague Airport , and Eindhoven Airport are its secondary hubs...
group. Its main base was at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
. Transavia Denmark chiefly operated scheduled and charter services to leisure destinations. It was headquartered in Kastrup
Kastrup
Kastrup is a suburb of Copenhagen, on the east coast of Amager in the Tårnby Municipality.Kastrup is best known as the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called Kastrup Lufthavn or Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup .Scandinavian Airlines System has its Denmark offices in Kastrup...
, Tårnby Municipality.
History
The airline was established and began operations on 6 November 2008. Sterling AirlinesSterling Airlines
Sterling Airlines A/S was a low-cost airline with its head office at Copenhagen Airport South in Dragør, Dragør Municipality, Denmark. It was created in September 2005 through the merger of two Danish airlines — Sterling European Airlines and Maersk Air — which had been bought by the Icelandic...
went bankrupt in November 2008 and Transavia saw a good opportunity to start operations in Denmark because of this. It announced it would start operations in Denmark with short notice.
Transavia Denmark started flights from Billund Airport
Billund Airport
In addition to the scheduled airlines above, several charter airlines serve Billund airport: BH Air, Bulgarian Air Charter, Corendon Airlines, Jettime, Nesma Airlines, Onur Air, Sky Airlines and SunExpress.-Cargo airlines:...
under a danish tour operator. It operated five routes from Billund. It also announced a larger base at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
of which it operated ten routes. Ticket sales for the new low cost airline started on 7 November 2008.
In September 2010, it was announced that Transavia Denmark will cease operations on 23 April 2011. From 1 November 2010 the current activities were gradually down-scaled until the complete stop on 23 April 2011. The parent of Transavia Denmark, Air France-KLM, had stated that the Danish part of Transavia has not made up to the expectations.
Fleet
The Transavia Denmark fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of November 2010:.| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Average Age (At Time of Closure) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-700 | 1 | 149 | Rejoined Transavia | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 186 | Rejoined Transavia | |
| Total | 3 | 8.6 |
On-board service
Transavia.com offerd the "Assortment on Board" buy on boardBuy on board
In commercial flight, buy on board is a system where food or beverages are paid for on board; often food or beverages are not included in the ticket price for certain fare classes....
service offering food and drinks for purchase.