Transavia will be forced to cancel flights again in the coming months. “We are making operational and commercial adjustments to our schedule for the coming period, as we often do,” a spokesperson said when asked. ‘This is partly due to delays in major maintenance. Our main priority is to have a stable operation. By taking measures as quickly as possible, we minimise the impact on passengers and employees.’ Last season, Transavia also had to deal with similar problems, which forced flights to be cancelled. The problems then had to do with the late delivery of leased aircraft and the large number of damage to aircraft due to, among other things, lightning strikes and a collision with a bird that ended up in an engine (bird-strike, ed.). At one point, a quarter of the aircraft were grounded. Transavia has already informed its industry partners. Challenge TUI is disappointed with the announcement. “It’s going to be quite a challenge for the sector to solve these problems, this is the third year in a row,” says Arjan Kers, managing director of TUI Netherlands and Belgium. TUI is a major customer of Transavia. Kers expects that the issue will cause a lot of pain and cost money for consumers, but also for the sector. According to Kers, TUI will do everything in its power to limit the inconvenience to the customer and to unburden them as much as possible. ́We want to talk to Transavia to find a joint solution that the sector can also live with. ́ (Photo: Shutterstock).