Dutch Transavia unaffected by French flight cuts amid rising fuel costs

Transavia has said that Dutch travelers will not be impacted by flight cancellations linked to high fuel costs. The airline’s French branch has chosen to cut some services in May and June, but operations in the Netherlands will continue as normal.

French media reported on Sunday that Transavia plans to cancel roughly 2 percent of its flights in the coming two months. Still, the French and Dutch branches of the airline function independently, despite both being part of the Air France-KLM group. The canceled flights represent about 2 percent of the airline’s flight schedule, according to a spokesperson for the KLM subsidiary. Affected customers are offered “free rebooking, a voucher, or a full refund of their ticket,” the spokesperson said.

Earlier this month, Transavia in the Netherlands said it had no plans to cancel flights despite rising fuel costs. KLM, however, announced it would cut 160 flights to and from Schiphol, saying increased kerosene prices linked to the Iran conflict had made them unviable. The cancellations include routes such as London and Düsseldorf, which are normally served multiple times a day.

Kerosene prices have recently increased due to wider instability in the global oil market, including tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. The key transport route has been disrupted by the Iran–West conflict, creating uncertainty and pushing up energy costs. While Europe still relies in part on fuel imports from the Middle East, its dependence is more indirect than often suggested.

Transavia, like other carriers, has increased fares in response to rising fuel costs, adding roughly 10 euros on average to return tickets.

The crisis is having a significant impact on European aviation. The Lufthansa Group has said it will cut about 20,000 flights up to October as part of efforts to reduce fuel consumption.