Joon (airline)

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Joon
Joon logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
JN [1] JON [1] JOON [1]
FoundedJuly 2017 (2017-07)
Commenced operations1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
Ceased operations27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)
(re-integrated into Air France)
Hubs Charles de Gaulle Airport
Frequent-flyer program Flying Blue
Alliance SkyTeam (affiliate)
Parent company Air France
Headquarters Paris, France
Key peopleJean-Michel Mathieu (CEO) [2]
Website www.flyjoon.com (defunct)

Joon S.A.S. was a French airline based at Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris. [3] Founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of Air France, the airline ceased operations on 27 June 2019, and was merged back into Air France. [4]

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History

Joon was aimed at young people, according to its parent company Air France, [5] 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. [6] Joon commenced operations on 1 December 2017, serving short and medium-haul destinations within Europe, with initial routes to Barcelona, Berlin, Lisbon and Porto. [7] [8] Long-haul destinations in the Americas and Africa were added in Summer 2018. [9]

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. [10] Some of the long haul aircraft Joon planned to operate were Airbus A350-900s. [11]

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. [12] On 10 January 2019, Air France confirmed that it would reabsorb Joon's aircraft and staff by 26 June 2019. [13] [14] [4]

Destinations

Joon had operated to the following destinations as of 27 June 2019, with some destinations already discontinued by that date:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Brazil Fortaleza Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport Terminated [15] [4]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague [16] [4]
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport [17] [4]
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Hub [18] [4]
Germany Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport [19] [4]
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport [20] [4]
India Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminated [21] [4]
Iran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Terminated [17]
Italy Rome Rome Fiumicino Airport [22] [4]
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Terminated [16] [4]
Norway Bergen Bergen Airport, Flesland Terminated [20] [4]
Oslo Oslo Airport, Gardermoen [22] [4]
Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Airport Terminated [23] [4]
Porto Porto Airport [23]
Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport Seasonal [24] [4]
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport [17] [4]
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport [23] [4]
Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport [16] [4]
Sweden Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport [16] [4]
United Kingdom Manchester Manchester Airport Terminated [22] [4]

Fleet

A former Joon Airbus A321-200 F-GTAK CDG (44855302114).jpg
A former Joon Airbus A321-200
A former Joon Airbus A340-300 JOON, F-GLZN, Airbus A340-313 (45223360502).jpg
A former Joon Airbus A340-300

As of 27 June 2019, at the time of the airline's reintegration, Joon operated the following aircraft:

Joon Fleet
AircraftIn
Service		OrdersPassengersNotes
CWYTotal
Airbus A320-200 7———174174Transferred to Air France.
Airbus A321-200 4—16—188204 [25]
Airbus A340-300 5—3021227278
Total16—

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