Transavia Tips?
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Transavia Tips?
A friend will be flying Transavia from Rotterdam to Budapest next month, and I would appreciate any tips people here may have for flying with this airline. From the web site, it appears to be very Ryan-esque in its budget approach to flying, with similar fee structure, baggage constraints, etc.
I was wondering about the basic departure process. Is it also like Ryanair in that you must print out your boarding pass in advance and present similar restrictions on carry-on luggage size? How strict are they about it? Are seats reserved or is it a mad rush to the plane?
I would appreciate your valuable input on this. I found it very useful for my recent trip on Ryanair. Thanks in advance.
I was wondering about the basic departure process. Is it also like Ryanair in that you must print out your boarding pass in advance and present similar restrictions on carry-on luggage size? How strict are they about it? Are seats reserved or is it a mad rush to the plane?
I would appreciate your valuable input on this. I found it very useful for my recent trip on Ryanair. Thanks in advance.
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There is no need for an online check in, geting your boarding pass at the airport is included in the ticket price. Yes, pay a fee for checked luggage (buying in advance is cheaper.)
On board there's food and drinks for sale. Buying a bottle of soda at the airport generally is cheaper than buying on board.
Rotterdam is a small and efficient airport, you'll get bussed to the plane, luggage handling is fairly quick.
On board there's food and drinks for sale. Buying a bottle of soda at the airport generally is cheaper than buying on board.
Rotterdam is a small and efficient airport, you'll get bussed to the plane, luggage handling is fairly quick.
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as said Rotterdam is really small which means there is an alarming lack of shops selling Rolex watches, Loius Vuiton Bags and $ 500 bottles of perfume
If you can live without these its great - the staff are friendly and you can whsitle through in no time
If you can live without these its great - the staff are friendly and you can whsitle through in no time
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mixture -- thanks, but this is not my flight (and she's my wife, not my girlfriend 
). This is for an American friend that will be visiting us while she tours around Europe for a couple of months (retired).
To all, thanks once again for your knowledge exchange. Greatly appreciated.
). This is for an American friend that will be visiting us while she tours around Europe for a couple of months (retired).To all, thanks once again for your knowledge exchange. Greatly appreciated.
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Hi Mark,
I work for Transavia - if your wife's friend hasn't travelled yet advise her to pay attention to the hand baggage/luggage rules - our ground staff are strict! If she wants to bring a regular size roll-aboard/trolley it may get loaded in the belly (free if within size/weight regs) if the flight is full & she boards late.
https://www.transavia.com/en-NL/service/hand-luggage/
In Holland we are thought of as the friendly airline - hope she can confirm this after travelling with us. You do have to pay for food but our sandwiches are better than most lo-co offerings (and at least you have a choice instead of pretzels or a biscuit on KLM Europe) and we recently also started selling a tapas set that seems very popular...
Rotterdam is our smallest base - very easy & quick to navigate as another poster mentioned.
Feel free to PM me if she has any other questions.
I work for Transavia - if your wife's friend hasn't travelled yet advise her to pay attention to the hand baggage/luggage rules - our ground staff are strict! If she wants to bring a regular size roll-aboard/trolley it may get loaded in the belly (free if within size/weight regs) if the flight is full & she boards late.
https://www.transavia.com/en-NL/service/hand-luggage/
In Holland we are thought of as the friendly airline - hope she can confirm this after travelling with us. You do have to pay for food but our sandwiches are better than most lo-co offerings (and at least you have a choice instead of pretzels or a biscuit on KLM Europe) and we recently also started selling a tapas set that seems very popular...
Rotterdam is our smallest base - very easy & quick to navigate as another poster mentioned.
Feel free to PM me if she has any other questions.
