Air France Hop

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Air France Hop
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IATA ICAO Callsign
A5 HOP AIR HOP[1][circular reference]
Founded 21 December 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-21)[2]
Commenced operations
  • 31 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-31)
    (as Hop!)
  • 1 September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-01)
    (as Air France Hop)
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer program Flying Blue
Fleet size 32
Destinations 50
Parent company Air France
Headquarters Nantes Atlantique Airport, Bouguenais, France
Website hop.com Script error: No such module "In lang".

Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!,[3] is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012[2] after the merger of Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional brands. Its head office is at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[4]

History

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The HOP! logo (2012–2019)
File:RegionalHQNantes.JPG
The head office of Air France Hop, then known as Régional, at Nantes Atlantique Airport, in 2010.

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 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, Air France–KLM 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.[5]

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 and a revision of the operated aircraft types.[6]

In February 2019, Air France announced that HOP! services will be rebranded as "Air France Hop".[7] The first aircraft received the revised livery - being the one of Air France with small HOP! titles added - in May 2019.[8]

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.[4] 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, and retiring its Bombardier CRJ fleet.[9]

Destinations

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Main articles: List of Air France destinations and List of Air France Hop destinations

Codeshare agreements

Air France Hop has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[10]

Fleet

Current fleet

Air France Hop Embraer 170

As of December 2022, the Air France Hop fleet consists of the following aircraft:[11]

Air France Hop fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
B E Total
Embraer 170 13 — 20 56 76
Embraer 190 19 — 28 72 100
Total 32 —

Former fleet

A former Air France Hop Bombardier CRJ1000

Air France Hop previously operated the following aircraft:[11]

Air France Hop former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
ATR 42-500 13 2013 2019
ATR 72-200QC 2 2013 2014
ATR 72-500 10 2013 2017
ATR 72-600 6 2015 2019
Bombardier CRJ100 8 2013 2018 Operated by Brit Air
Bombardier CRJ700 11 2013 2021
Bombardier CRJ1000 13 2013 2022
Embraer ERJ-135 2 2013 2015
Embraer ERJ-145 21 2013 2020

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 verif.com
  3. ↑ "Mentions légales Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine." HOP! Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Legal notice Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine."
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ airliners.de - "Les Echos": Hop fliegt nur noch für die Mutter Air France (German) 9 October 2018
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ actu-aero.fr
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 planespotters.net - Air France Hop retrieved 31 October 2022

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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