Transavia cancels part of May–June schedule

Transavia is canceling part of its May and June 2026 flight schedule after jet-fuel prices surged during the Middle East conflict. (connexionfrance.com) (bssnews.net) The airline, part of Air France-KLM, said the canceled flights amount to about 2% of its schedule for the two months. A spokesperson told AFP the move was tied to soaring kerosene prices. (bssnews.net) Passengers affected by a cancellation will be contacted directly, with options including a free rebooking, a voucher, or a full refund. Transavia’s customer-help pages say canceled passengers can request rebooking or a refund and may also be entitled to care. (nltimes.nl) (transavia.com) The pressure point is fuel supply, not just ticket demand. Connexion France reported jet-fuel prices have more than doubled from last year and said the Strait of Hormuz accounts for around 40% of Europe’s jet-fuel supply. (connexionfrance.com) That makes this an operating-cost story as much as a travel story. Instead of spreading the shock across every fare, Transavia is trimming a slice of flying during the late-spring and early-summer schedule. (connexionfrance.com) (sortiraparis.com) Transavia is one of the Air France-KLM group’s short- and medium-haul brands, with bases in France and the Netherlands and more than 100 destinations across Europe, Africa, and the Mediterranean basin. Last year, the brand carried 23 million passengers, according to Air France-KLM. (airfranceklm.com 1) (airfranceklm.com 2) For travelers, the practical question is whether their specific flight is among the roughly 2% being cut. Transavia says the answer will come directly from the airline, not from a blanket cancellation of all May or June departures. (bssnews.net) (sortiraparis.com)