Transavia will make 2.5 million seats available in the Portuguese market this summer, on a total of 21 routes between the country and France, the Netherlands and Belgium, the low-cost airline of the Air France/KLM Group reported, according to Publituris.

In a press release, Transavia highlights that, with the opening of the new Bordeaux – Faro and Marseille – Funchal routes, Portugal is once again “one of the top 3 markets in terms of performance for the Air France-KLM Group’s low-cost carrier”, which has a 35% market share on routes between Portugal and France.

“Portugal continues to be a success story for Transavia and, before the summer, our expectations could not be higher for a market that remains the number one for France, the number two for our global operations and where our carrier is one of the top 5 airlines operating locally. Sales are going well, with a slight increase in load factor compared to the same period in 2024, and our offer is meeting these ambitions”, said Nicolas Hénin, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing at Transavia France.

In the information released, Transavia recalls that last winter was “strong” and “solid”, and saw an 8% increase in supply from the carrier, which meant that Portugal was one of the “best performing markets, with an occupancy rate of 92%”.

Last winter's results in Portugal leave Transavia confident about its performance in the summer of 2025, with the airline indicating that it expects this period to be “quite robust” in terms of traffic and load factor between Portugal and Transavia's home markets, France and the Netherlands, but also to/from Belgium (Brussels).

Transavia also points out that the new Bordeaux – Faro routes from 18 April (2 flights/week; Mondays and Fridays) and Marseille – Funchal from 13 July (1 flight/week; Sundays), or the increase in the Porto – Paris connection to up to seven daily flights, are proof that Transavia is an “airline that truly invests in Portugal”.