Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!, is a French
regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global a ...
. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012
[http://www.verif.com/societe/HOP!-790151716/] after the merger of
Airlinair
Société Airlinair, simply known as Airlinair, was a French regional airline based in Rungis, France, operating scheduled regional flights (some of which were on behalf of Air France), and aircraft lease services. The airline has set up bases ...
,
Brit Air
Brit Air (short for Brittany Air International) was a regional airline based at Morlaix Airport in Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Ai ...
and
Régional brands. Its head office is at
Nantes Atlantique Airport
Nantes Atlantique Airport (french: Aéroport Nantes Atlantique, formerly known as ''Aéroport Château Bougon'') is an international airport serving Nantes, France. It is located southwest of the city, in Bouguenais.
The airport is operated b ...
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History
![Hop! logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Hop%21_logo.svg)
The new airline brand was created to better compete with the low-cost airlines which have taken a significant market share of Air France's regional routes.
Régional operated with 44 aircraft to 38 destinations;
Brit Air
Brit Air (short for Brittany Air International) was a regional airline based at Morlaix Airport in Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France, operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Ai ...
had 39 aircraft and served 32 destinations; and
Airlinair
Société Airlinair, simply known as Airlinair, was a French regional airline based in Rungis, France, operating scheduled regional flights (some of which were on behalf of Air France), and aircraft lease services. The airline has set up bases ...
served 26 destinations with its 24 aircraft; a combined total of 107 aircraft.
In July 2015,
Air France–KLM
Air France–KLM S.A., also known as Air France–KLM Group, is a Franco-Dutch airline holding company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France, near Paris. The group has offices in ...
announced the formalization of its merger for 2017 of the Brit Air, Régional and Airlinair brands under the Hop! Brand, after having already legally grouped its structures under the eponymous company, thereby reducing its costs.
In October 2018, it was reported that HOP! will face restructuring measures, including the merger of all operations under the ''AF'' flight codes of parent
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global a ...
and a revision of the operated aircraft types.
In February 2019, Air France announced that HOP! services will be rebranded as "Air France Hop". The first aircraft received the revised livery - being the one of Air France with small ''HOP!'' titles added - in May 2019.
On 1 September 2019, all HOP! flights moved to operate under the Air France brand and flight code. All aircraft will be gradually repainted into the Air France livery.
In December 2020, it was announced that HOP! would be restructured as a smaller feeder carrier. This new plan would see HOP! disappearing as a separate brand from Air France, transferring its Paris-Orly hub to
Transavia France
Transavia Airlines S.A.S., trading as Transavia France and formerly branded as ''transavia.com France'', is a French low-cost airline owned by Air France S.A. & Transavia Airlines C.V. based at Paris-Orly Airport. It shares its corporate desig ...
, and retiring its
Bombardier CRJ
The Bombardier CRJ or CRJ Series (for Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional jets introduced in 1991 by Bombardier Aerospace. The CRJ was formerly manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace with the manufacturing of the first CRJ generation, ...
fleet.
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
Air France Hop has
codeshare agreement
A codeshare agreement, also known simply as codeshare, is a business arrangement, common in the aviation industry, in which two or more airlines publish and market the same flight under their own airline designator and flight number (the "airli ...
s with the following airlines:
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Air Corsica
''Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M.'' ( co, Cumpagnia Aerea Corsa Mediterrania), trading as Air Corsica (formerly ''CCM Airlines''), is the flag carrier of the French insular region of Corsica, with its head office on the ground ...
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Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global a ...
Fleet
Current fleet
As of December 2022, the Air France Hop fleet consists of the following aircraft:
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retrieved 31 October 2022
Former fleet
Air France Hop previously operated the following aircraft:
See also
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List of airlines of France
This is a list of active/operating airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the ''Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile'', the Civil Aviation Authority of France.
For French overseas departments and territories, see the sectio ...
References
External links
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{{Airlines of France
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