Air France Hop
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Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 31 March 2013 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam (affiliate) | ||||||
Fleet size | 104 | ||||||
Destinations | 50 | ||||||
Parent company | Air France | ||||||
Headquarters | Rungis, France | ||||||
Website | www |
Société HOP![3] is the brand name of the regional flights operated by subsidiaries of Air France. Its flight are operated by Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional under the HOP! brand. The new brand offers daily flights to 50 French and European destinations. Its head office is in the Parc tertiaire Silic in Rungis in Greater Paris.[4]
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. Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, Brit Air and Airlinair operate a combined total of 103 aircraft.
Destinations
Fleet
As of July 2015, the HOP! fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 42-500 | 12 | — | 48 | Operated by Airlinair |
ATR 72-500 | 10 | — | 70 | Operated by Airlinair |
ATR 72-600 | 3 | 2 | 70 | Operated by Airlinair |
Bombardier CRJ100ER | 8 | — | 50 | Operated by Brit Air |
Bombardier CRJ700 | 13 | — | 72 | Operated by Brit Air |
Bombardier CRJ1000 | 14 | — | 100 | Operated by Brit Air |
Embraer ERJ 135 | 1 | — | 37 | Operated by Régional |
Embraer ERJ 145 | 17 | — | 50 | Operated by Régional |
Embraer E170-100ER | 16 | — | 76 | Operated by Régional |
Embraer E190-100LR | 10 | — | 100 | Operated by Régional |
Total | 104 | 2 |
The airline is acquiring 5 ATR 72-600 aircraft in 2015 as replacements for its older ATR 72-500s.[6]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/press/news/article/item/hop-from-here-to-here-1/
- ^ "Mentions légales." HOP! Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
- ^ "Legal notice." HOP! Retrieved on April 27, 2013. "HOP! French Limited Company with a capital of 120,028,000 euros Parc tertiaire Silic - 40 rue d’Arcueil - 94150 Rungis, France"
- ^ Fleet details at planespotters.net
- ^ "Hop!". Airliner World: 7. March 2015.