Starting June 4, Transavia will partially restart its flight schedule, flying from Amsterdam Schiphol to a number of destinations in Spain, Greece and Portugal: Malaga, Athens, Heraklion, Thessaloniki, Lisbon and Faro.
On a weekly basis, it will be examined whether and which additional destinations and flights can be added to this in the near future.
Transavia is taking extra measures to make flying as safe and healthy as possible, such as extra cleaning of the planes and reducing mutual contact. The risk of contamination on board aircraft is low, by the way, the airline says.
In fact, modern aircraft are equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters, which provide high-quality clean cabin air with a high degree of air circulation.
Starting June 4, passengers and crew will wear face protection (from mouth and nose) on all flights, reducing the low risk of spreading the coronavirus. Passengers should provide their own mouthguards.
In choosing the destinations, Transavia looked at the current restrictions and their development in the countries to which Transavia flies. Portugal, Greece and Spain offer good prospects for this in the short term. This means that flights to Transavia’s other destinations will be cancelled through June 10.
To provide clarity about their flight, all passengers or the travel agents will receive an email about whether or not their flight will go ahead. Transavia sees a renewed interest among customers to travel AND there is a gradual relaxation of restrictions and limitations in the Netherlands and entry provisions of other countries in Europe.
A number of countries are eager to receive travelers again. Transavia says it is pleased that, based on information about restrictions and opportunities at its destinations, it can again offer prospects for flying. Transavia expects to add more destinations and flights during the summer.
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In Portugal, the hard restrictions have been lifted.From June 4, Transavia will slowly start a number of flights to and from Faro and Lisbon again.
Spain is currently under a travel advisory to travel only as necessary, and the country is currently asking travelers to spend two weeks in quarantine upon arrival.Some of the travelers may go to Spain despite these restrictions for a family visit or visit to their second home.Transavia wants to offer these passengers the chance to travel and is therefore starting with a number of flights to Malaga.Based on the experiences, it will be decided whether to fly to more destinations in Spain in the coming period.
Greece has an entry ban for Dutch nationals until May 31.Given the news coverage, Transavia assumes that restrictions will be lifted after that.
