Joon S.A.S. was a French

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based at

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, north of

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. Founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of

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 air ...

, the airline ceased operations on 27 June 2019, and was merged back into Air France.

History

Joon was aimed at young people, according to its parent company

, with the word "Joon" sounding similar to the French word ''jeune'', meaning ''young''. It intended to serve destinations with heavy competition from

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s, reducing costs via lower-paid cabin crew.aero.de - "Air France Joon - The revolution that isn't one"
(German) 25 September 2017 Joon commenced operations on 1 December 2017, serving short and medium-haul destinations within Europe, with initial routes to Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Porto. Long-haul destinations in the Americas and Africa were added in Summer 2018. In April 2018, it was announced that Joon had plans to operate 28 aircraft by 2020, consisting of 18 short to medium haul and 10 long haul aircraft. However, it was not specified whether the aircraft would be transferred from

or ordered solely for Joon. Some of the long haul aircraft Joon planned to operate were Airbus A350-900s. On 29 November 2018, French newspaper ''

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'' reported that

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 ...

's newly appointed CEO, Benjamin Smith, was considering dissolving Joon and reintegrating its operations into those of Air France, however no decision had been made by the board at the time. On 10 January 2019, Air France confirmed that it would reabsorb Joon's aircraft and staff by 26 June 2019.

Destinations

Joon had operated to the following destinations as of 27 June 2019, with some destinations already discontinued by that date:

Fleet

As of 27 June 2019, at the time of the airline's reintegration, Joon operated the following aircraft:

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* {{Authority control Defunct airlines of France Airlines established in 2017 Airlines disestablished in 2019 Air France–KLM French brands Companies based in Paris Former SkyTeam affiliate members French companies established in 2017 French companies disestablished in 2019

History

Destinations

Fleet

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