Transavia Denmark
{{Short description|Defunct Danish airline}}
{{Infobox airline
|airline = Transavia Denmark
|logo = TransaviaAirlines.svg
|logo_size = 225
|fleet_size = 3 (at the time of closure)
|destinations = 2 (at the time of closure)
|IATA = PH
|ICAO = TDK
|callsign = TDK
|parent = Transavia
|founded = 6 November 2008
|commenced = 6 November 2008
|ceased = 23 April 2011
|headquarters = Kastrup, Tårnby Municipality, Denmark
|key_people =
|bases = Copenhagen Airport
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance=
|website = [http://www.transavia.com www.transavia.com]
}}
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 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."[http://www.slv.dk/Dokumenter/dsweb/Get/Document-433/TN25L_PDF.pdf List of Danish airline operators holding a licence/concession/permission to carry out commercial air transportation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224035405/http://www.slv.dk/Dokumenter/dsweb/Get/Document-433/TN25L_PDF.pdf |date=2012-02-24 }}." Slv.dk. Retrieved on 3 January 2010. Operations ceased in 2011, although those in the Netherlands and France continue.
History
The airline began operations on 6 November 2008; Sterling Airlines had gone bankrupt in October 2008 and Transavia saw a good opportunity to start operations in Denmark because of this, and announced that it would start operations at short notice. {{Citation needed|date=February 2016}}
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 from which it operated ten routes. Ticket sales for the new low-cost airline started on 7 November 2008.[http://www.transavia.com/hv/main/news?id=transavia.com_to_start_operations_in_denmark&pageOffset=0 New Transavia carrier]
In September 2010, it was announced that Transavia Denmark would cease operations on 23 April 2011. From 1 November 2010 onwards the activities were gradually scaled down until the complete stop on 23 April 2011. The parent of Transavia Denmark, Air France-KLM, stated that the Danish part of Transavia had not met expectations.[http://www.transavia.com/hv/main/news?id=transavia.com_intends_to_close_operation_in_denmark&lang=pt&country=PT intends to close operation in Denmark]
Destinations
This is a list of airports to which Transavia Denmark flew (including seasonal destinations):{{Cite web |url=http://www.transavia.com/hv/da-DK/rejsebrochure |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-01 |archive-date=2009-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005131538/http://www.transavia.com/hv/da-DK/rejsebrochure |url-status=dead }}
- Austria
- Innsbruck - Innsbruck Airport
- Salzburg - Salzburg Airport
- Denmark
- Billund - Billund Airport
- Copenhagen - Copenhagen Airport
- France
- Montpellier - Montpellier - Méditerranée Airport
- Nice - Côte d'Azur Airport
- Greece
- Chania - Chania International Airport
- Italy
- Naples - Naples Airport
- Pisa - Galileo Galilei Airport
- Spain
- Barcelona - Barcelona Airport
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Gran Canaria Airport
- Málaga - Málaga Airport
- Menorca - Menorca Airport
- Palma de Mallorca - Son Sant Joan Airport
- Tenerife - Reina Sofía Airport
Fleet
The Transavia Denmark fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of November 2010:[http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Transavia%20Denmark.htm Transavia Denmark fleet on airfleets.net]
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!Aircraft !Total !Passengers !Average age !Notes |
Boeing 737-700
|1 |149 | |Rejoined Transavia |
Boeing 737-800
|2 |186 | |Rejoined Transavia |
Total
|3 | |8.6 | |
In-flight services
Transavia.com offered the "Assortment on Board" buy on board service offering food and drinks for purchase."[http://www.transavia.com/hv/en-EU/service/assortiment-on-board Assortment on board]." transavia.com. Accessed October 24, 2008.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Transavia Denmark}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091116/http://www.transavia.com/hv/dom/images/annualreport_transavia.com_0809.PDF Annual report 2008-2009]
- [http://www.transavia.com/ Transavia.com]
- [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=TVK&al_op=1 Transavia.com (Denmark) fleet]
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Category:Defunct airlines of Denmark
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