Air France Hop, formerly branded just HOP!,[2] is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012[1] after the merger of Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional operations on 31 March 2012. Its head office is at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[3]
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| Founded | 21 December 2012[1] | ||||||
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| Alliance | SkyTeam (affiliate) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 37 | ||||||
| Destinations | 50 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air France | ||||||
| Headquarters | Nantes Atlantique Airport, Bouguenais, France | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
History
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The new airline brand was created to better compete with the low-cost airlines which had 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. These three airlines merged operations under the HOP! brand on 31 March 2012. As a fully registered airline Hop was established in January 2013 as an Air France subsidiary. It took over control of operations from the following 31 March.
In July 2015, Air France–KLM announced the formalization of the merger in year 2017 of Airlinair, Brit Air, and Régional brands under the Hop!, after having already legally grouped their assets under the eponymous company, thereby reducing its costs.[4]
In October 2018, it was reported that HOP! would 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.[5]
On 1 February 2019, Air France announced that HOP! services would be rebranded as "Air France Hop".[6] The first aircraft received the revised livery, being the one of Air France with small HOP! titles added, in May 2019.[7]
On 1 September 2019, all HOP! flights started to be operated under the Air France brand and flight code. All aircraft were gradually repainted in full Air France livery.[3] 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.[8]
Destinations
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editAir France Hop has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[9]
Fleet
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As of August 2025[update], Air France Hop operates the following aircraft:[10]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers[11] | Notes |
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| Embraer 170 | 13 | — | 76 | |
| Embraer 190 | 26 | — | 100 | |
| Total | 39 | — | ||
Former fleet
editAir France Hop previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| ATR 42-500 | 13 | 2013 | 2019 | |
| ATR 72-200 | 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
editReferences
edit- 1 2 verif.com
- ↑ "Mentions légales Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine." HOP! Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
- 1 2 "Contact". Air France Hop. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
HOP! head office Nantes Atlantique Airport 44340 Bouguenais
- ↑ "Air France va fusionner ses filiales régionales sous la bannière Hop !". 16 July 2015.
- ↑ airliners.de - "Les Echos": Hop fliegt nur noch für die Mutter Air France (German) 9 October 2018
- ↑ O'Keeffe, Niall (1 February 2019). "Air France adds own name to Hop unit's branding". Flightglobal.com.
- ↑ actu-aero.fr
- ↑ "France's HOP! to become all Embraer operator". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ "Profile on HOP!". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Air France Hop". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 59.
- ↑ "Embraer | Air France, United States". Embraer | Air France, United States. Archived from the original on 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
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