Air France Hop, formerly branded just HOP!,[1] is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012[2] after the merger of Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional operations on 31 March 2012. Its head office is at Nantes Atlantique Airport.[3]
History
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