Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!, is a French

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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 2012http://www.verif.com/societe/HOP!-790151716/ after the merger of Airlinair,

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 Régional was a subsidiary airline wholly owned by Air France which connected hubs at Paris, Lyon to 49 airports in Europe. The airline operated in Air France livery, retaining its name in small titles and logo on the front fuselage and engines. ...

brands. Its head office is at Nantes Atlantique Airport.Legal notice
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History

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.

operated with 44 aircraft to 38 destinations;

had 39 aircraft and served 32 destinations; and Airlinair served 26 destinations with its 24 aircraft; a combined total of 107 aircraft. In July 2015,

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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

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 desi ...

, and retiring its

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fleet.

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Air France Hop has

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s with the following airlines: *

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 ...

Fleet

Current fleet

As of December 2022, the Air France Hop fleet consists of the following aircraft:planespotters.net - Air France Hop
retrieved 31 October 2022

Former fleet

Air France Hop previously operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

* {{Airlines of France Airlines of France Airlines established in 2012 Air France–KLM SkyTeam affiliate members Val-de-Marne Companies based in Pays de la Loire French companies established in 2012