Originally Posted by
Frosty14
Hello everyone,
I’ve been invited to the Transavia Holland assessments and was hoping someone could shed some light on the rosters at HV. What does a typical roster look like? (Here or in private.)
Also, do you think the job is commutable from another European airport with frequent KLM flights? I’ve heard that in Transavia France, quite a few pilots commute from all over the country—does that happen at HV as well?
Is there any sort of bidding system to influence your roster or get more layovers? The job listing mentions that we can use KLM or Transavia jumpseats if we live abroad—how does that work in practice? Are those flights free for commuters (like at sister companies Air France and TVF), or is there a standby ticket fee?Lastly, is there any arrangement for reduced hotel rates near Schiphol for Transavia crews?
Thanks in advance for any info you can share!
rostering is random. 20/15 for fulltimers. Maximum 6 days on duty. Minimum is 3 days off. You can influence your roster with a Jeppesen bidding module. You can bid as much on layovers as you can, however Transavia NL does not have that many layovers at the moment. So most of your flights will be 2 stretches out and return.
A typical roster will be close to 4/3. You can try and bid for early or late check-ins. Typically there is an early departure wave from AMS with check-in times between 04:00 and 06:00LT. The afternoon departure wave with check-ins between 14:00 and 18:00 depending on stretch length. Most of them with checkout times around midnight and some very late finishes more towards 02:00LT.
You can commute for free with Transavia or KLM to any of their destinations in the network. Commuting should be possible and quite a few pilots commute. But consider that a early start and late finish in your working week. With a late duty before your weekend you will not be able to commute back on the same day. With an early start on day 1 you will not be able to commute before your flight to make it on time for your check-in.
As far as I know there is no special fare for hotels around Schiphol. Most of the commuters have an appartement in NL for their working week.