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Joon
IATA ICAO Call sign
JN [1] JON [1] JOON [1]
Founded20 July 2017
Commenced operations1 December 2017
HubsCharles de Gaulle Airport
AllianceSkyTeam (affiliate)
Fleet size13
Destinations11
Parent companyAir France
HeadquartersParis, France
Key peopleJean-Michel Mathieu (CEO)[2]
Websiteflyjoon.com

Joon S.A.S., simply known as Joon, is a French airline based at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport. It is a subsidiary of France's flag carrier, Air France.[3]

History

Joon is aimed at young people, according to its parent company Air France[4]. "Joon" sounds similar to the French word "jeune", meaning young. It will serve destinations which face heavy competition from low-cost carriers.[5] Joon commenced operations on 1 December 2017, serving short and medium-haul destinations within Europe, with initial routes to Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Porto.[6][7] Long-haul destinations in the Americas, Middle East (including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in UAE, Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Muscat in Oman) and Africa will be added in Summer 2018.[8]

Destinations

As of April 2018, Joon operates to the following destinations. Future plans include some markets where it will replace Air France:[5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Brazil Fortaleza Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport [9]
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport [10]
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Hub
Germany Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Begins 28 October 2018 [11]
India Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Begins 18 June 2018 [12]
Iran Tehran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport [10]
Italy Naples Naples International Airport [13]
Italy Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport [14]
Norway Bergen Bergen Airport, Flesland Begins 28 October 2018 [15]
Norway Oslo Oslo Airport, Gardermoen [16]
Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Portela Airport
Portugal Porto Porto Airport
Spain Barcelona Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Seychelles Mahé Seychelles International Airport [9]
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport [10]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Atatürk Airport [17]

Fleet

Joon Airbus A320

As of March 2018, the Joon fleet consists of the following aircraft:[18]:

Joon fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y Total
Airbus A320-200 7 — — — 174 174
Airbus A321-200 4 — 16 — 188 204[19]
Airbus A340-300 3 1 30 21 227 278 To be transferred from Air France in 2018.[5][20]
Total 13 2

Fleet development

Joon also plans to operate Airbus A350-900s in the future.[21] It was announced in April of 2018 that Joon had plans to operate 28 aircraft by 2020. 18 short to medium haul and 10 long haul aircraft. However it was not announced wether the aircraft will be transferred from Air France or ordered solely for Joon.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Airline Codes Website". Airlinecodes.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "Will Air France new subsidiary Joon succeed in pleasing millenials". Rude Baguette. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ^ "Air France's New (Delusional?) Airline, Joon". One Mile at a Time. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  4. ^ "Meet 'Joon,' Air France's new airline for Millennials". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  5. ^ a b c aero.de - "Air France Joon - The revolution that isn't one" (German) 25 September 2017
  6. ^ "France's Joon may target Iberian market initially - Gagey". ch-aviation. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Air France Is Starting a New Discount Carrier Aimed at Millennials". Fortune. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-25. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "YOUNG AND CONNECTED... DISCOVER JOON!" (PDF). Air France. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2017-08-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ a b Air France outlines JOON operation from Dec 2017 25 September 2017
  10. ^ a b c Air France has launched Joon, the low-cost airline
  11. ^ Air France Transfers 2 Routes to Joon in W18
  12. ^ "Discover Mumbai with Joon | Air France - Corporate". corporate.airfrance.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  13. ^ Joon begins new services from 2018
  14. ^ Joon begins new services from 2018
  15. ^ Air France Transfers 2 Routes to Joon in W18
  16. ^ Joon begins new services from 2018
  17. ^ Joon begins new services from 2018
  18. ^ "JOON fleet". Retrieved 21 March 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "JOON S18 expansion as of 12DEC17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2017-12-13. {{cite news}}: |last= has numeric name (help)
  20. ^ "Introducing Joon | Airliner World". www.airlinerworld.com. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2017-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  21. ^ Ostrower, Jon (2017-07-20). "Congratulations Millennials, you now have your own airline". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  22. ^ "Air France's Joon to operate 28 aircraft by 2020". Air Transport Worldwide - atwonline.com. Victoria Moores. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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