Joon S.A.S. was a French airline based at Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris. Founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of Air France, the airline ceased operations on 27 June 2019, and was merged back into Air France.
History Joon was aimed at young people, according to its parent company Air France, with the word "Joon" sounding similar to the French word jeune, meaning young. It intended to serve destinations with heavy competition from low-cost carriers, reducing costs via lower-paid cabin crew.aero.de - "Air France Joon - The revolution that isn't one" (German) 25 September 2017 Joon commenced operations on 1 December 2017, serving short and medium-haul destinations within Europe, with initial routes to Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Porto. Long-haul destinations in the Americas and Africa were added in Summer 2018.
In April 2018, it was announced that Joon had plans to operate 28 aircraft by 2020, consisting of 18 short to medium haul and 10 long haul aircraft. However, it was not specified whether the aircraft would be transferred from Air France or ordered solely for Joon. Some of the long haul aircraft Joon planned to operate were Airbus A350-900s.
On 29 November 2018, French newspaper Le Figaro reported that Air France–KLM's newly appointed CEO, Benjamin Smith, was considering dissolving Joon and reintegrating its operations into those of Air France, however no decision had been made by the board at the time. On 10 January 2019, Air France confirmed that it would reabsorb Joon's aircraft and staff by 26 June 2019.
Destinations Joon had operated to the following destinations to Europe, Middle East, Africa and South America as of 27 June 2019, with some destinations already discontinued by that date:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsBrazilFortalezaPinto Martins – Fortaleza International AirportAir France outlines JOON operation from Dec 2017 25 September 2017Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague EgyptCairoCairo International Airport FranceParisCharles de Gaulle AirportGermanyBerlinBerlin Tegel Airport airliners.de - "Air France sends Joon to Berlin" (German) 25 September 2017HungaryBudapestBudapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport IndiaMumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportIranTehranImam Khomeini International AirportItalyRomeRome Fiumicino Airport MauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportNorwayBergenBergen Airport, FleslandOsloOslo Airport, Gardermoen PortugalLisbonLisbon Airportalign=center PortoPorto Airport Sint MaartenPhilipsburgPrincess Juliana International AirportSouth AfricaCape TownCape Town International Airport SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport MadridAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport SwedenStockholmStockholm Arlanda Airport United KingdomManchesterManchester Airport
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As of 27 June 2019, at the time of the airline's reintegration, Joon operated the following aircraft:
+ Joon FleetAircraftInServiceOrdersPassengersNotesCWYTotalAirbus A320-2007———174174Transferred to Air France.Airbus A321-2004—16—188204Airbus A340-3005—3021227278Total16—
See also List of defunct airlines of France Transport in France
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