European Low Fares Airline Association

European Low Fares Airline Association

Launch date	2003^[1]
Annual passengers (M)	236.3 million (2014)^[2]
Fleet size	970^[2]
Website	http://elfaa.com

The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) is an organization formed in 2004 to represent Low-cost carriers based in Brussels, Belgium.^[3] In April 2015, IAG airlines British Airways and Iberia, as well as Air Berlin, joined the ELFAA from the Association of European Airlines, more inline with its view of the liberalisation of the air transport, notably towards ME3 carriers. ^[4]

Goals

identifying policy areas affecting the low fares sector
effectively influencing regulatory issues
promoting the common interests of its members in the various European institutions

Members

The current members of ELFAA are:^[5]

Former members

Former members include:

Air Polonia^[6] (ceased operations on 5 December 2004)
Basiqair^[7] (merged into Transavia.com on 1 January 2005)
Blue Air
Bmibaby^[8] (ceased operations on 9 September 2012 )
Clickair^[9] (merged into Vueling on 15 July 2009)
Flying Finn^[7] (ceased operations on 27 January 2004)
Hapag-Lloyd Express^[7] (later TUIfly)^[10] (merged into TUIfly in January 2007)
My Way Airlines^[11] (later MyAir.com)^[10] (ceased operations on 24 July 2009)
SkyEurope^[7] (ceased operations on 1 September 2009)
Sterling^[7](ceased operations on 29 October 2008)
Volareweb.com^[7](ceased operations on 12 January 2009)

References

↑ "ELFAA - The European Low Fares Airline Association". ELFAA. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
1 2 members' statistics December 2014 (PDF) (Report). ELFAA. December 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
↑ "European Low Fares Airline Association launched" (PDF) (Press release). ELFAA. 27 January 2004.
↑ "BA and Iberia join budget airline group ELFAA". Business Traveller. 24 April 2015.
↑ ELFAA current airline membership
↑ . ELFAA Press Releases. 30 September 2004.
1 2 3 4 5 6 . ELFAA Press Releases. 18 December 2003.
↑ . ELFAA Press Releases. 10 August 2009.
↑ . ELFAA Press Releases. 14 April 2008.
1 2 . ELFAA Press Releases. 11 January 2007.
↑ . ELFAA Press Releases. 5 October 2006.

External links

European Low Fares Airline Association

Members of the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA)

Current	Air Berlin British Airways EasyJet Flybe Jet2 Iberia Iberia Express Norwegian Air Shuttle Ryanair Sverigeflyg Transavia Volotea Vueling Wizz Air

Former	Air Polonia Basiqair Blue Air Bmibaby Clickair Flying Finn Hapag-Lloyd Express (later TUIfly) My Way Airlines (later MyAir.com) SkyEurope Sterling Volareweb.com

Commercial air travel

Airlines	Airline codes Airline holding companies Charter airlines Low-cost airlines Passenger airlines Regional airlines

Alliances	Oneworld SkyTeam Star Alliance

Trade groups	A4A ACO AACO AAPA AEA AFRAA ATAG ATPCO ELFAA ERA IATA IATAN ICAO ISTAT RAA RAAA

Aircrew	Captain First Officer Second Officer Third Officer Flight attendant Flight engineer Loadmaster Pilot Purser Deadheading

Airliner	Travel class First class (aviation) First class travel Business Premium economy Economy Aircraft cabin Aircraft lavatory Aircraft seat map Airline meal Airline seat Buy on board In-flight entertainment Inflight smoking Galley Sickness bag

Airport	Aerodrome Airline hub Airport check-in Airport lounge Airport rail link Airport terminal Airstair Boarding Domestic airport Gate International airport Jet bridge Low cost carrier terminal Runway Transit hotel

Customs / Immigration	Arrival card (Landing card) Border control Departure card Passport Timatic Travel document Visa

Environmental impact	Hypermobility Impact on environment

Luggage	Bag tag Baggage allowance Baggage carousel Baggage cart Baggage claim Baggage handler Baggage handling system Checked baggage Hand luggage Lost luggage Luggage lock

Safety	Air Navigation and Transport Act Air traffic control (ATC) Aircraft safety card Airport authority Airport crash tender Airport police Airport security Brace position Evacuation slide Flight recorder National aviation authority Overwing exits Pre-flight safety demonstration Sky marshal Unruly aircraft passenger

Ticketing	Airline booking ploys Airline reservations system Airline ticket Airline timetable Bereavement flight Boarding pass Codeshare agreement Continent pass Electronic ticket Fare basis code Flight cancellation and delay Frequent-flyer program Government contract flight One-way travel Open-jaw ticket Passenger name record Red-eye flight Round-the-world ticket Standby Tracking Travel agency Travel website Warsaw Convention

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