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Dutch Transavia launches low-cost flights to Ljubljana

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

A water salute welcomed the arrival of the first Transavia plane from Amsterdam at Ljubljana airport on Tuesday as the Dutch low-cost carrier launched scheduled flights connecting the two capitals, the Slovenan Press Agency reported.

Becoming the first low-cost airline to operate on the route, Transavia will fly from Ljubljana's Joze Pucnik Airport to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport three times a week.

The carrier Transavia, with the its lowest fairs starting at 35 euros (37.2 U.S. dollars) for a one-way flight, puts under pressure the Slovenian legacy carrier Adria Airways that serves the Ljubljana-Amsterdam route.

The cheaper Transavia's route will be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 189 seats, while Adria Airways uses a smaller A-319 aircraft at normal air fare rates.

Janez Krasnja, the head of the air services at Aerodromu Ljubljana, said the new link was expected to bring more than 25,000 passengers by the end of the year.

Transavia is a low-cost subsidiary of the Dutch carrier KLM. It serves 22 cities in Europe on a regular basis with a fleet of 56 aircraft. Endit