HOP!

HOP!
IATA ICAO Callsign
A5 HOP AIR HOP
Founded 2013
Commenced operations 31 March 2013
Hubs
Frequent-flyer program Flying Blue
Alliance SkyTeam (affiliate)
Fleet size 104
Destinations 50
Company slogan "Faire un saut d'une région à l'autre"[1]
"From here to here"[2]
Parent company Air France
Headquarters Rungis, France
Website www.hop.com

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.

The airline is acquiring 5 ATR 72-600 aircraft in 2015 as replacements for its older ATR 72-500s.[5]

Destinations

Main article: HOP! destinations

Fleet

HOP! Bombardier CRJ1000
HOP! Embraer 170

As of July 2015, the HOP! fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]

HOP! Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
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 16 — 76 Operated by Régional
Embraer E190 10 — 100 Operated by Régional
Total 104 2

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://corporate.airfrance.com/en/press/news/article/item/hop-from-here-to-here-1/
  3. ↑ "Mentions légales." HOP! Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "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"
  5. ↑ "Hop!". Airliner World: 7. March 2015.
  6. ↑ Fleet details at planespotters.net

External links

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