Low cost carrier Transavia will discontinue its Amsterdam - Ljubljana service at the end of October. The airline has cancelled all flights beyond October 30 and suspended ticket sales for the route. Passengers booked to travel after this date have begun receiving notifications and are being offered rebooking options on parent company KLM’s flights between the two cities. The move comes as little surprise, given that KLM launched daily services on the route in late March. It remains unclear whether Transavia will return to Ljubljana next summer on a seasonal basis, as no flights have been scheduled so far.
Transavia currently operates four weekly flights between Amsterdam and Ljubljana and had planned to maintain three weekly rotations over the winter season. The airline launched services to the Slovenian capital in 2017 and has operated the route continuously, with the exception of the Covid-19 period. In 2023, Transavia carried 60.656 passengers on the route, recording an average annual cabin load factor of 84.4%. The carrier deployed the 189-seat Boeing 737-800 on 92% of its Ljubljana flights, while the remaining operations were maintained by the 232-seat Airbus A321neo. Ljubljana was among the first destinations in Transavia’s network to be served by the larger Airbus aircraft.
During the first half of the year, Transavia and KLM jointly carried 43.750 passengers between Amsterdam and Ljubljana, representing a year-on-year increase of 39.3%. This equates to an additional 12,348 travellers, making the Netherlands the second-fastest growing market from Ljubljana Airport in terms of added passengers, behind only Germany. Ljubljana Airport expects KLM to handle around 40.000 passengers on the new service this summer. For the upcoming winter season, which runs from October 26 to March 28, KLM currently plans to operate 79% of its Ljubljana flights with the 100-seat Embraer E190, 20% with the 88-seat E175, and the remainder with the 132-seat E195-E2. However, equipment changes remain possible. Overall, the number of flights between Amsterdam and Ljubljana this winter is set to increase by 120% compared to last year, despite Transavia’s withdrawal.
Expected considering KLM started flights.
ReplyDeleteEspecially at a slot constrained and capped airport like Amsterdam.
DeleteDidn't know AMS has more flights in winter compared to summer.
DeleteYeah, switching to smaller plane in slot constrained airport makes sense.
DeleteBravo Fraport!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if KLM plans to increase frequnecies this winter? Or at least next summer.
ReplyDeleteNot at the moment.
DeleteIt is still very much possible they will be back next summer.
DeleteYes, wouldn’t be surprised if Transavia comes back next summer with seasonal flights to capture the holiday traffic. Amsterdam is too strong a market to drop completely.
DeleteProbably KLM is going double daily from next summer.
ReplyDeleteBut having Transavia as a cheaper alternative would also be nice
DeleteNow you have Trieste - Rotterdam. Just like Tirana is now only from Trieste. Well done, LJU.
Deletethey will go double daily so probably this is a collateral damage
DeleteIf they don't they should increase capacity to B737.
DeleteMakes sense.
ReplyDeleteDid not expect this given that flights were quite full
ReplyDeleteHow is this ok?
ReplyDeleteThis is a huge surprise, judging by the passenger numbers they were both doing well. Could it be the preparation for KLM increasing its frequencies?
ReplyDeleteYes but already this winter there are 20% more flights than last year on the route, even without Transavia.
Delete20% more flights but not 20% more seats.
DeleteIt will be much less than 20% up and don't forget - last winter it was a decline of almost 10% compared to W23-24. So If LJU achieves the winter two years ago, it will be a success.
DeleteThe article says there is a 120% increase in flights on last year, not 20%.
DeleteCapacity is currently up 16% on last winter, however, equipment changes are possible.
DeleteAMS-LJU is still way below 2019 levels so I don't see why the excitement?
DeleteMaybe because now we have an airlines which has a potential to grow. JP was never that. The sky is the limit with KL, with JP it was always risky.
DeleteWhat is interesting with Adria - they lost nothing when Transavia started the route. So completely different passengers. Today there is probably more correlation between KLM and Transavia, but still not too much and it's a great loss especially for tourism.
DeleteThey did the same in BEG when KLM launched flights.
ReplyDeleteAnd unlike LJU, BEG still has LCC option.
DeleteWhich one?
DeleteLCC options from BEG are JU to AMS and W6 to EIN.
DeleteThis means there is no LCC options to AMS!
DeleteJU to AMS is so LCC I travelled last two times with Austrian via Vienna...
DeleteSo we can say goodbye to cheap flights to AMS.
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad other airports in region are doing way more than Fraport to get more cheaper destinations.
DeleteAre you seriously moaning? You get KLM way more frequently than Transavia and you're still complaining.
DeleteHe is complaining about the price and not the frequency. And he is right.
DeleteGod forbid people want cheaper flights.
DeleteYeah, OP here. I am so glad that we got KLM, it is one of the biggest additions after FlyDubai, but for me and my friends (we are students) it is simply too expensive, so we will have to resort to neighbouring airports to travel to AMS again. My friend was travelling there very frequently with Transavia and no way he will be paying for KLM prices now.
DeleteKLM is very expensive from BEG but it probably has to do with them not refuelling in Belgrade. I guess that increases their costs quite a bit. LJU should be cheaper, that's for sure.
DeleteFor sure, but its still a big difference between paying 130 for a return ticket or 250 for a return ticket.
DeleteIf you can afford Amsterdam, flight price is the least of your concerns.
Delete1g was as low as 10 EUR last time I checked.
DeleteCould Transavia launch Brussels-Ljubljana?
ReplyDeleteThis does not fit into Fraports business model.
DeleteThere is already Brussels Airlines on the route. I doubt it. They still have ORY-LJU.
DeleteMaybe Transavia adds winter flights to Paris Orly instead of Amsterdam.
ReplyDeleteTransavia Holland and Transavia France are two totally separate and independent companies. What one of them is doing, has absolutely nothing to do what the other one. Not saying winter ORY impossible, but definitely not as "compensation" within Transavia
DeleteSwiss is introducing a morning flight at 6:30 a.m. from LJU, arriving at 10:25 p.m. the day before. The flights are already available in their system.
ReplyDeleteJust switching up the times or is it a frequency increase?
Deleteonly the time changes, it remains twice a day
DeleteThanks!
DeleteBut not every day. At the same time LH is cutting flights from FRA. There are many days in DEC and JAN when only one rotation is scheduled, cutting morning departure from LJU. That means there will be many days this winter without ANY morning departure from LJU to major hub.
DeleteSwiss is not introducing a new morning flight; the schedule remains identical to last year’s winter season, which is actually much better than the summer timetable. At present, all flights are planned to be operated by LX with the A223, representing an increase in capacity compared to last year. What is really disappointing, however, is that both LH and LX will not be offering evening or morning flights during part of the winter season.
DeleteThis was somehow expected. Fraport is simply not competitive compared to other airports in the region, charging around 40 EUR per departing passenger. I assume Transavia was not eligible for any incentive and was paying the full price.
ReplyDeleteHow much are the other airports in the region charging approximately?
Delete30-50% less
DeleteWhy is LJU so expensive?
DeleteLJU is premium airport, reserved only for premiun airlines such as Lufthansa :)
DeleteIt was highlighly unlikely to have both airlines keep flying this route, especially from the same group. The Slovenian market is not that big. But in the long term it is much better to have KLM.
ReplyDeleteIt was clearly big enough for two airlines to operate this route between 2016-2019 and this year.
DeleteKLM was bound to take over this route once they launched daily flights. At least connectivity to Amsterdam is still increasing, even if Transavia leaves.
DeleteDidn't know 7 is more than 11.
DeleteGood news for Ljubljana overall. More frequencies and better year-round reliability with KLM’s Embraer fleet. Transavia always felt more seasonal.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Slovenia, where discontinued routes = good news. Bravo!
DeleteAny airline leaving can not be described as good news. Crazy.
DeleteIt's only good news for Fraport and their fanboys.
Delete'Good news for Ljubljana overall.'
Deletewow
Hopefully KLM will increase number of flights in future and make the timetable more convenient. Yesterday evening we flew from AMS to Venice in the evening only because timetable, otherwise we would prefer Ljubljana
ReplyDeleteDouble daily would be really nice
DeleteWhat were ticket prices? VCE compared to LJU?
Delete125 € one way booked last Wednesday. I don’t know for Ljubljana
DeleteThat's a good price
DeleteNow there is a room for Eindhoven or Rotterdam summer season flights. What happened with flights to Orly?
ReplyDeleteThey operate seasonally
DeleteORY is still not on sale for next year. We will see if it stays. AF passenger numbers have really dropped at LJU this year.
DeleteHave they put other routes on sale for next year?
DeleteSome yes, but not all
DeleteSad to see Transavia go. They were always cheaper and had friendlier schedules than KLM.
ReplyDeleteThere will still be Transavia France, hopefully.
DeleteDoes not look like it at the moment.
DeleteAnother LCC gone from Ljubljana. We really need more competition at this airport otherwise the fares will keep climbing.
ReplyDeleteFraport encourages you to fly via FRA 😃
DeleteAre you familiar with the concept of inflation?
DeleteWhile singing Danke Deutschland @ 13.41 🙂
DeleteTo be fair Rotterdam would be a great replacement. Let's wait for the new PSO and see what it says
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DeleteDidn't they fly Rotterdam shortly last year instead of AMS because of some issues at Amsterdam?
DeleteAnother reason why Slovenians will keep driving to Venice or Zagreb for cheaper flights. Ljubljana can’t hold onto low cost carriers.
ReplyDeleteExactly
DeleteThere is Wizz with 1 route and easyjet with 2 routes soon.
DeleteThere is also Eurowings.
DeleteEurowings is ending flights in 2 months and by the looks of it not returning.
Delete@00.17 That is woefull for a European capital.
DeleteIndeed it is
DeleteLegacy dominance at LJU :D
ReplyDeleteLufthansa* dominance
DeleteWell, Lufthansa Group yes.
DeleteThey could launch AMS-SJJ then. LJU is covered by KLM.
ReplyDeleteI wonder which destination well get these slots.
ReplyDeleteSame story always with LJU. One step up, two steps back.
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