Planning an airline’s network in normal times is challenging enough but deciding what routes to fly during the pandemic has been fraught with difficulties for all carriers around the world.
Transavia strategic network planning managers Oliver Newton and Niek de Rijk have lifted the lid on how they have gone about planning the Netherlands-based LCC’s network since the onset of the pandemic and the process with which they are approaching the rest of the year and into summer 2022.
Speaking during an Airline Briefing session as part of Routes Reconnected, de Rijk said planning is much more short-term than it was previously. The KLM subsidiary is currently optimizing its schedule for the period between May 24 and the end of June, making changes based on levels of demand and any travel restrictions in place.