Yesterday I flew from AMS to MRS and back to get familiar with the Basiqair product of Transavia airlines. This as the company I work for will handle their reservation calls as of 27th of January.
Both outbound and inbound flights on time and as this was duty travel no hassle at all checking in both ways. Low cost operations (AMS MRS start of at €29,- one way excluding taxes of course but the only difference with full fare is that you will have to buy anything you would like on board. Sandwiches ok but coffee not really enjoyable.
All in all not a special experience, the quickest bus-ride from A till B. Must admit though sitting in row 1 is nice but even on row 2 I had space for my legs (am 1.85m).
By: Fokker - 21st January 2003 at 21:27
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
Alicante is also being operated out of Rotterdam. This is why I am so very busy at the moment. They are really going through a big change. New Advertising agency, new destinations flown as from 1 april (but bookable as of 27th of January, new website, new reservationsystem and new callcenter. The last one is where I come in as they are coming to the company I work for and I am involved in getting everything ready by the 27th. Left home this morning at 06.45 and came home at 19.15.
By: dan777 - 21st January 2003 at 20:22
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
As of 30th March 2003, Basiq Air will take over all Transavia schedueled services from Amsterdam to :
Faro
Seville
Alicante
Palma
Pisa
Naples
Basiq Air will also start a brand new service to:
Milan Bergamo
These will join :
Bordeaux
Marseille
Nice
Barcelona
Madrid
Malaga
Malaga is also served from Rotterdam
All these services can be booked after 26th Janurary 2003
Regards
dan777
By: EGNM - 19th January 2003 at 21:53
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
cheers 4 that Fokker
By: Fokker - 19th January 2003 at 21:06
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
Back on line after a very busy week but only for tonight as two very busy weeks with long working days still ahead.
To answer your question EGNM, there are no plans to create a corporate identity for Basiq Air. By keeping it with Basiq Air by Transavia the company is way more flexible in switching a/c between the Basiq Air operation and the charter operation.
By: EGNM - 15th January 2003 at 11:29
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
i wonder when/if they are going to introduce acorperate indentry for the company
By: Fokker - 14th January 2003 at 22:12
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
Up till now they were not that well known in the Netherlands either. Starting the 27th they will start promoting a lot as of that day not 6 destinations to be booked but 13 :-). They fly only out of AMS and RTM to the mediterranean countries so no real wonder. Further more it is a product by Transavia, a/c are in Transavia colours :-(.
By: EGNM - 14th January 2003 at 21:17
RE: Down and up AMS MRS with BASIQAIR of Transavia airlines
Basiqair seem the be a reeally quiet operator – we never seem to hear anything about them on here
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