Joon (airline)

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]

Joon

IATA ICAO Call sign JN [1] JON [1] JOON [1]
Founded	July 2017 (2017-07)
Commenced operations	1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
Ceased operations	27 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 people	Jean-Michel Mathieu (CEO)[2]
Website	www.flyjoon.com (defunct)

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:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
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

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

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			C	W	Y	Total
Airbus A320-200	7	—	—	—	174	174	Transferred to Air France.
Airbus A321-200	4	—	16	—	188	204[25]
Airbus A340-300	5	—	30	21	227	278
Total	16	—

See also

• List of defunct airlines of France
• Transport in France