Low cost carrier Transavia is set to record one of the sharpest reductions in flights and capacity across the former Yugoslav markets next summer. The Dutch unit of Air France - KLM's low cost subsidiary is withdrawing from four routes, ending services from Amsterdam to Ljubljana, Skopje and Split, as well as from Eindhoven to Rijeka. As a result, the airline will scale back its regional network to just four routes, all operated from Rotterdam. Flights to Pula will continue five times per week during the peak summer period, while services to Zadar will be maintained three times weekly, at the same rate as in 2025.
Furthermore, during the peak summer travel period in June, July and August, the carrier will also reduce frequencies from Rotterdam to both Split and Dubrovnik. Each route will lose one weekly rotation, with services to Split maintained seven times per week and those to Dubrovnik reduced to two weekly flights.
Among the discontinued routes, Transavia’s service to Skopje will have lasted just a single season. In Ljubljana, the withdrawal follows KLM’s entry into the market this summer, with the Dutch flag carrier set to double frequencies to the Slovenian capital next year, increasing services from seven to fourteen weekly, or if the Transavia flights are included from ten to fourteen weekly. Meanwhile, operations between Eindhoven and Rijeka will come to an end after eight years, with the coastal city having been the first destination in Croatia to be served from Eindhoven Airport.
During the 2026 summer season, Transavia will operate a total of 648 operations to markets in the former Yugoslavia, offering 122.472 seats. This represents a decrease of 51.5% in the number of operated flights and a reduction of 53.5% in capacity. Overall, the airline will shed 139.980 seats year-on-year. Transavia will see leadership change this coming February with a new CEO to take over. The airline has said the appointment will mark “the next step in targeted growth, the expansion of its European network and the transition towards a quieter and cleaner future”.
Kind of crazy they don't have any flights from AMS.
ReplyDeleteSlot and flight caps in Amsterdam.
DeleteI was really hoping they would stay AMS-SJJ
ReplyDeleteMarket is just not there to be served from an expensive airport like AMS.
DeleteEIN is the way to go for our poor ex-YU region.
You are aware there are multiple daily flights from AMS to the region by several other airlines and Transavia just discontinued Eindhoven to Rijeka?
DeleteYeah, their cuts are crazy.
DeleteWhat a miserable airline , no option to connect to any KLM flights , I dont see any reason flying with them when there are bunch cheaper options to Amsterdam through Eindhoven ....
ReplyDeleteThey used to offer connections to KLM when they used to fly to BEG. I don't see why it would be any different in any other market
Delete@09:05 or maybe its that they can make better profits in more wealthy regions. It is what it is tbh
DeleteExactly. They killed easyJet on ORY-BER which is cancelling flights after 20 years. Transavia is increasing their own flights from 3 to 4 daily. They are focusing on where the money is.
Delete+1 which is what a responsible business must do.
Delete09:06 no I try this summer from Skopje while they still selling tickets and there was no possibility to connect with any KLM flights ....
DeleteTransavia generally offers connections to KLM flights. Why that wasn't the case with SKP and you, I don't know. Plus, they are an excellent airline, much much better than any other LCC and comparable with Easyjet. For its category, very good airline, light years away from "miserable"
DeleteI am curious to see what SPU's summer seat offer will be like. So far they are experiencing a lot of cuts and reductions, same for DBV.
ReplyDeleteHopefully other airlines compensate for these cuts.
Transavia terminating SKP is just another proof how limited demand is to major hubs. I guess the market peaked with the current offer. Good news for OU I guess as they offer good connections via ZAG.
SKP-AMS is not terminated because of no demand, the airplanes were full all the times and for couple months they handled around 30k passengers, they terminated it because they can sell tickets more expensive from another market... plus there was no option for KLM flights, I would rather say we need KLM cityhopper more than this airline
DeleteNo airline cuts a destination which was brining them money.
Delete
Delete"I guess the market peaked" keep dreaming that
"how limited demand is to major hubs" What is demand to major hub when you DONT offfer CONNECTIONS?
Yeah OU are extremely famous for offering good connections with their none existig waves
triple fail
^ It does cut it if the aircraft and crew can make more money on another route.
DeleteCuts and reductions in SPU? United to Newark, Vueling to Bilbao, Croatia to Nantes, increase of frequencies on number of services?
DeleteYes, unfortunately SPU had several European airlines cut or reduce flights for next summer.
DeleteI am curious to see what SPU's summer seat offer will be like. So far they are experiencing a lot of cuts and reductions, same for DBV.
ReplyDeleteHopefully other airlines compensate for these cuts.
Transavia terminating SKP is just another proof how limited demand is to major hubs. I guess the market peaked with the current offer. Good news for OU I guess as they offer good connections via ZAG.
And people were calling EW the absolute worst of a LCC after for axing two routes to our region? Transavia is halving its presence so...
ReplyDeleteActually Euriwings is axing 3 routes and reducing over 20 weekly flights
Deletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/12/eurowings-shelves-three-routes-and.html
Eurowings has cut a lot as well, maybe not half but a lot. They had a much larger ex YU presence. People still don't want to understand that this has to do with Europe's economy not being in the best shape.
DeleteOr with the Balkans being extremly poor?
Delete^ sure. They were rich last year but poor in 2026.
DeleteThe Balkans being 'extremely poor' is for sure the reason they are ending Amsterdam-Ljubljana and Eindhoven-Rijeka. Some people here...
DeleteThey are ending them because they want capacity elsewhere. But the fact remains areas of the ex-yu are the poorest in Europe which isnt a controversial statement. Rather fact.
DeleteSo they are ending Rijeka and Ljubljana because they are poor.
DeleteNo. Because they can use the capacity elsewhere.
DeleteAh ok. You got to make your mind up.
DeleteWhy should he make up his mind when I wrote that comment, not him. Please stop attacking people without first knowing who wrote what.
DeleteThey are ending RJK because there is obviously less demand since Dutch people are going to cheaper places like Turkey, Egypt or Tunis.
LJU is cut because they are being replaced by KL, same like BEG
If the Dutch are flying to better value countries you can clearly understand these cuts
Delete@0.17 but you first told us mighty Transavia was cutting routes because we are dirty and poor.
Delete@10:44 give it a rest mate
DeleteNo, you need to read again what people wrote.
Deleteyou cannot compare Eurowings with Transavia. A sixth of ExYu now lives in Germany and yet they can hardly sustain a year long route to the region when they are not chartered
DeleteThere are also flights from Rotterdam (RTM) to Zadar (ZDR) - up to 3 weekly in peak season.
ReplyDeleteI mean ZAD!
DeleteZDR would makde such a cool code tho. Zdravo!
DeleteGood airlines optimise route networks to make a profit.
ReplyDeleteWhen airlines from ex-Yu do that, people here have complete meltdowns.
DeleteIndeed, some strange obsessives do.
Deletestop insulting people
DeleteCutting a route with many months notice is much better than cutting within a month.
Delete@10:22 nobody is insulting people
DeleteYes he is. He is calling people strange obsessives just because they disagree with him
DeleteNo. That is not insulting, its to do with people's views that changes in the region are often met with hysterical responses. Nothing insulting about noting some people's responses are over the top.
DeleteSOF also
ReplyDeleteoh maybe they "peaked" too?
DeleteSOF is FR and W6 stronghold.
DeleteLJU has been upgraded to twice daily flight by KL.
ReplyDeleteFor SKP, BEG, SJJ market is limited for the Transavia business model, you are a western eureopean, you've been once in these places, would you return?
Probably not, the attractivity has depleted.
BEG is also served twice daily with KLM....
DeleteSo this means by ur theory the country Slovenia that is way smaller than all countries you listed , they are returning 10x times per year right just because they are pro Europe orientated ? Really buddy????
DeleteNot only is BEG served by KL twice per day it also has 10 weekly flights by JU.
Delete@11:12
DeleteLJU is served primarily for Slovenian originating traffic.
is RTM an expensive aiprort? wondering if Rotterdam can be another dutch destination for Wizz
ReplyDeleteRTM is a Transavia fortress. That's why both W6 and FR fly to Eindhoven (EIN) instead.
DeleteThe fees at RTM is more expensive than Eindhoven. It would make a bold move by Wizz to fly from there, but based on the current traffic is mostly oriented towards sun destinations and those that service the regions very diverse cultural makeup such as Morocco and Turkey.
DeleteYou may view the costs here:
https://www.rotterdamthehagueairport.nl/wp-content/uploads/Summary-airport-charges-April-2025.pdf
@12.16 Transavia flies to none of Wizzair's home markets (East Europe) they would have no competition
Delete@12.21 thx for the pdf, here is EIN's one and the diff is indeed big: https://assets.ctfassets.net/80dqdqpre1qk/30HBwjhjQR6vUSs3hiFTr0/abbfe6b0874e8d535c359bd501552eee/Charges_and_conditions_Eindhoven_Airport.pdf