The loyalty scheme
Flying Blue. Points are earned on Transavia flights and on Booking.com hotel stays booked via Transavia.
Carbon emissions
The tally is 0.317 tonnes a passenger flying economy class. Passengers can contribute to reforestation projects through Transavia’s CO2 impact program. The low-cost airline,owned by KLM,aims to use more Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) each year. A fleet of fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo aircraft is on order.
Check-in
I arrive at Paris Orly just under two hours ahead of scheduled take-off,instead of the recommended three hours. I checked in online from the hotel,so I already have a boarding pass,but now I have to check in again at a kiosk to print bag tags,then join another long queue to weigh my suitcase. It’s three kilograms over the 20-kilogram limit. After a reshuffle of books and shoes from checked luggage to hand luggage,I join yet another queue to weigh it again. The clock is really ticking now,and after finally making it through security,I race to the gate. But I have to wait at the gate for a bus transfer to the aircraft. Convinced I’m going to miss the flight,my heart races and I think through a contingency plan of last-minute accommodation and re-booked flight. I vow never to do this to myself again. In the end I do make it,but I’m one of the last to board and my adrenals get an unnecessary workout.
The seat