New destinations summer 2026, seat assignment at check-in, and more

Dear Partner,

We have some news that might be of interest to you. In this newsletter, we’ll tell you more about seat reservations, six new destinations starting summer 2026, an update on the group booking procedure, an invitation to our Late Summer Party, and much more. Read on to find out more.

Successful collaboration for our client: VANAD & Transavia

At Transavia, we think it is important that our clients and partners are attended to quickly and correctly. That is the reason we work together with VANAD, our Service Centre. Both consumers and business partners often get in touch with our VANAD colleagues about their reservations with Transavia.

Our partners can call the regular VANAD business contact number, at +31(0)20 21 46 032 (local rates apply). Option 4 in our call menu is reserved especially for our partners. They’ll then reach a team of specialists that can help them quickly and with expert advice. Our Service Centre is happy to help you by phone from Monday to Sunday from 8 am until 10 pm. That way, we can make sure that all questions are answered quickly and that everyone can start their trip in a reassured and relaxed way.

Transavia Ventures: Nico Gielen and sustainable investment

The People of Transavia series on YouTube tells the story of some of the employees of Transavia. In this episode: Nico Gielen, Investment Lead New Business, shares his story.

He explains how Transavia Ventures is investing in startups that are aimed at making air travel more sustainable. In this episode, we’ll hear more about flying on electricity, extracting CO2 from the sea and converting it into synthetic fuels and information about the research into air streams for the reduction of noise in planes.

Check out the full video here

New group terms and conditions

In order to make our service provision run smoothly, and to offer clarity about group reservations, we have amended a number of terms as per 15 September 2025 for bookings via our group portals, the Group Offer Solution (GOS) and the group booking option on our website. 

What is going to change?

By popular demand, a few options have been created to extend the option term. The option term can be expanded by an additional two weeks, on top of the 21 days that apply at this moment. The partner is offered this option 3 days before the option term of 21 days expires. The charges for an extra extension is 200 euros, which will be refunded if the purchase of the group with Transavia is final. This only applies to bookings that are placed > 180 days before departure. This new option only applies to bookings that are placed after 15 September, so it does not apply to current bookings.

Also,

  1. The advance payment will be 50% of the total travel sum. The size of the group no longer matters.
  2. The full payment of the group booking must be paid 60 days before departure.
  3. The refund for every additional cancellation, if made more than 40 days before departure, will be reduced to 10%, regardless of the group size.

What will stay the same?

You can still enjoy our great group conditions, flexible payment options, and user-friendly online environment where bookings can be managed.

Why these amendments?

With these amendments, we will provide an efficient processing of group requests, more clarity for all clients, and we are accommodating the request to extend the option period. 

More detailed information about these amendments to the group conditions, can be found on our website as from 15 September.

New destinations in the summer of 2026

Good news for all of our partners: as of 17 September, we are adding six new destinations to the Transavia summer network, namely Antalya, Hurghada, Karpathos, Lesbos, Marsa Alam and Skiathos. From now on, these routes can be booked as line services for all of our partners.  
 
This expansion is based on the new set-up of our collaboration with Sunweb. Over the past years, they have been combining popular Transavia destinations with a few unique routes that could only be booked through them. This gave us room to introduce new destinations and expand our network.  

The routes we have been able to develop thanks to Sunweb, and certainly also the destination of Antalya through TUI, are now part of our line service offer. A prime example of how collaboration can contribute to a stronger, more relevant network that all of our partners will benefit from.  

You can expect more news about the summer of 2026 in our next partner newsletter, on 10 September.

Pre-announcement: automatic assignment of seats at check-in

As from early September, passengers who do not have a reserved seat will be assigned a seat automatically during check-in. Travelling groups will be placed near each other as much as possible. Passengers are able to see where they will be seated, and if they wish, they can select another seat at a payment. 

Transavia ensures that children under the age of 12 are seated next to a parent, and registered passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs) will be assigned an appropriate seat. This is all arranged before the online check-in opens. Once assigned, these seats cannot be altered.

We provide further details about this new procedure as soon as possible.

Win wildcards to our Late Summer Party!

The summer is practically over, but we’re making it last just a little bit longer! On Thursday 25 September, we invite our partners from the travel sector to attend our Late Summer Party!

A moment to get together again, to catch up on the previous season, and to join in and look ahead to the summer of 2026.

What to expect
✔️ A fun evening with your colleagues from the travel sector
✔️ Yummy Paella & Sangria
✔️ And … a dazzling live show by none other than Rolf Sanchez!

Practical details
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
Time: between 4 pm – 8 pm.
Location: Transavia Headquarters, at Schiphol East

We are giving away a number of wildcards for this evening of fun, inspiration and new plans.

Want to join?
Send an email to [email protected] before 30 August, with the subject line ‘Late Summer wildcard’, and perhaps we’ll meet on 25 September! We look forward to welcoming you!