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Transavia to cut costs significantly due to insufficient profit

Transavia plans to implement significant cost-cutting measures to increase its profit margins from one percent to at least eight percent. While the specific details of these savings remain unknown, the airline aims to improve efficiency through closer cooperation with its parent company and regional partners.

Transavia has announced plans to implement significant cost-cutting measures in response to insufficient profits, with the company recording a profit margin of only one percent last year. The airline aims to increase this margin to at least eight percent to ensure financial health and facilitate fleet renewal. While exact measures remain undetermined, the carrier is exploring closer cooperation with Transavia France and its parent company, Air France-KLM, to strengthen its competitive position. The airline has assured passengers that operations will continue as normal and no flight cancellations are expected. Meanwhile, the labor union NVLT has expressed concerns regarding the announcement, fearing that potential cuts could negatively impact staffing, particularly among aviation technicians who are already in short supply. Negotiations regarding a new collective labor agreement are currently underway between the airline and the union. Company representatives maintain that these internal changes are necessary to make the organization structurally stronger and more profitable in an increasingly competitive market.

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Based on reporting by nu. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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