After KLM and Lufthansa, the Dutch airline Transavia is now also canceling some of its flights in May and June. Due to the war in the Middle East, kerosene prices have risen so much that some flights are no longer profitable.
Lore Vanhaelewyn
Journalist at HLN
Source: AD, AFP
“The canceled flights represent approximately 2 percent of the airline’s flight schedule,” a spokesperson for the KLM subsidiary told the AFP news agency.
According to Transavia, affected customers can choose between “free rebooking, a voucher or a full refund of their ticket”, it said.
Like many other airlines, Transavia has already increased ticket prices by an average of around 10 euros per return flight. However, according to the company, this is not enough to absorb the sharply increased fuel costs, which is why flights are now also being canceled.
KLM and Lufthansa
It was previously announced that high kerosene prices are forcing airlines KLM and Lufthansa to cancel flights.
For example, KLM will cancel around 160 European flights from April 27, including connections to London and Düsseldorf. According to the airline, there is no immediate shortage of kerosene, but these flights are simply no longer profitable due to the explosive increase in fuel costs.
The German airline Lufthansa also previously announced that it will cancel approximately 20,000 flights until October.
