Brit Air (), short for Brittany Air International, was a regional airline based at Morlaix – Ploujean Airport in Ploujean, Morlaix, Brittany, France,"Mentions Légales ." Brit Air. Retrieved on 9 September 2010. "Adresse: Brit Air aéroport CS 27925 29679 MORLAIX cedex Tél : 02 98 63 63 63" operating scheduled services as an Air France franchise from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The airline, along with Régional and Airlinair, was fully merged with HOP! since 2017 after a year of negotiations.
History Since 31 March 2013, all Brit Air flights are operated under the HOP! name, Air France's new regional brand name."Air France Launches New Low-Cost Airline 'Hop!' ." Reuters. 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.
Brit Air ceased all flight operations in March 2017 after its merger with HOP!.
Destinations Brit Air operated the following services (as of March 2013):
CountryCityIATAICAOAirportNotesCroatiaZagrebZAGLDZAZagreb AirportCzech RepublicPraguePRGLKPRVáclav Havel Airport PragueDenmarkCopenhagenCPHEKCHCopenhagen AirportFranceBrestBESLFRBBrest Bretagne AirportCaenCFRLFRKCaen - Carpiquet AirportLimogesLIGLFBLLimoges - Bellegarde AirportLorientLRTLFRHLorient South Brittany AirportLyonLYSLFLLLyon–Saint-Exupéry AirportHubMarseilleMRSLFMLMarseille Provence AirportMontpellierMPLLFMTMontpellier–Méditerranée AirportNantesNTELFRSNantes Atlantique AirportNiceNCELFMNNice Côte d'Azur AirportParisCDGLFPGCharles de Gaulle AirportHubParisORYLFPOOrly AirportHubQuimperUIPLFRQQuimper–Cornouaille AirportRennesRNSLFRNRennes–Saint-Jacques AirportRodezRDZLFCRRodez–Aveyron AirportStrasbourgSXBLFSTStrasbourg AirportToulouseTLSLFBOToulouse–Blagnac AirportTarbesLDELFBTTarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées AirportGermanyDüsseldorfDUSEDDLDüsseldorf AirportHamburgHAMEDDHHamburg AirportItalyFlorenceFLRLIRQFlorence AirportGenoaGOALIMJGenoa Cristoforo Colombo AirportRomeFCOLIRFRome Fiumicino AirportSpainBarcelonaBCNLEBLJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat AirportBilbaoBIOLEBBBilbao Airport
Fleet In August 2019, the Brit Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 10.6 years:
+ Brit Air fleetAircraftIn servicePassengersBombardier CRJ700870Bombardier CRJ100014100Total36
Fleet development Over the years, the airline has operated various aircraft types including:
+ Brit Air historic fleetAircraftIntroducedRetiredATR 4219862005ATR 7219912003Bombardier CRJ1001995Bombardier CRJ7002001Bombardier CRJ90020102011Bombardier CRJ10002010Fairchild Hiller FH-227Fokker F27Fokker F28Fokker 10019992011Saab 34019871998
Photographic gallery in chronological and livery order
Incidents and accidents On 22 June 2003, Air France Flight 5672 from Nantes to Brest, which was operated by a Brit Air CRJ100, crashed 2.3 miles short of the runway when attempting to land at Brest Bretagne Airport at 23:55 local time, resulting in the death of the captain. The aircraft involved (registered F-GRJS) subsequently caught fire (after all 21 passengers on board had been evacuated) and was damaged beyond repair. The most probable cause of the accident was declared to be pilot error, as the instrument approach had not been executed correctly.Official BEA report on Air France Flight 5672
References
Further reading "1973/1988 Brit Air celebre son 15eme anniversaire" (in French language), Brit Air, Morlaix, June 1988
External links
Official website (Archive) Brit Air Souffle & Passion (Archive) Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile on Air France Flight 5672 Final report (Full final English report) Final report (PDF) Preliminary report (PDF)