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European Low Fares Airline Association

{{Short description|European trade association}}

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| launch_date = 2003{{cite web|title=ELFAA - The European Low Fares Airline Association|url=http://www.elfaa.com/background.htm|website=ELFAA|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430011445/http://www.elfaa.com/background.htm|archive-date=30 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

| disbanded = 2016

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| annual_passengers = 236.3 million (2014){{Cite report |date=December 2014 |title=members' statistics December 2014 |url=http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_Statistics_December_2014.pdf |publisher=ELFAA |access-date=2015-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501080456/http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_Statistics_December_2014.pdf |archive-date=2015-05-01 |url-status=dead }}

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The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) was an organization formed in 2004 to represent low-cost carriers and lobby European institutions on their behalf.{{cite press release |url= http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA-27Janurayr2004-ELFAAlaunch_000.pdf |title= European Low Fares Airline Association launched |publisher= ELFAA |date= 27 January 2004 |access-date= 29 September 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053839/http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA-27Janurayr2004-ELFAAlaunch_000.pdf |archive-date= 13 March 2012 |url-status= dead }} It ceased operations and disbanded in 2016, as major members joined the newly formed trade group Airlines for Europe. ELFAA was based in Brussels, Belgium.

Membership

Before stopping operations in 2016, ELFAA had ten members: British Airways and Iberia and low-cost carriers EasyJet, Jet2.com, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Volotea, Vueling, and Wizz Air. BA and Iberia joined in 2015, citing similar views regarding air transport liberalisation and position regarding major Middle East airlines.{{cite news |title= BA and Iberia join budget airline group ELFAA |work= Business Traveller |date= 24 April 2015 |url= http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/101603/ba-and-iberia-join-budget-airline-group-elfaa}}

Former members include

Air Polonia[http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA-30September2004-ELFAAannouncesnewmembers-regionalairportsconsideringmembership-low_000.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053859/http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA-30September2004-ELFAAannouncesnewmembers-regionalairportsconsideringmembership-low_000.pdf|date=2012-03-13}}. ELFAA Press Releases. 30 September 2004. (ceased operations on 5 December 2004),

Bmibaby[http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_PressRelease_bmibaby_100809.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053906/http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_PressRelease_bmibaby_100809.pdf|date=2012-03-13}}. ELFAA Press Releases. 10 August 2009. (ceased operations on 9 September 2012),

Flying Finn (ceased operations on 27 January 2004),

My Way Airlines,[http://www.elfaa.com/documents/Elfaa_Press_Release_05_October_2006.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053934/http://www.elfaa.com/documents/Elfaa_Press_Release_05_October_2006.pdf|date=2012-03-13}}. ELFAA Press Releases. 5 October 2006. later MyAir.com (ceased operations on 24 July 2009),

SkyEurope (ceased operations on 1 September 2009),

Sterling (ceased operations on 29 October 2008),

Volareweb.com (ceased operations on 12 January 2009),

Basiqair[http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA-18December2004-EuropeanParliamentvoteonPassengerCompensationlegislationisagainstCo_000.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235357/http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA-18December2004-EuropeanParliamentvoteonPassengerCompensationlegislationisagainstCo_000.pdf|date=2015-09-23}}. ELFAA Press Releases. 18 December 2003. (merged into Transavia.com on 1 January 2005),

Clickair[http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_PressRelease_clickair_140408.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053910/http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_PressRelease_clickair_140408.pdf|date=2012-03-13}}. ELFAA Press Releases. 14 April 2008. (merged into Vueling on 15 July 2009),

Hapag-Lloyd Express, later TUIfly[http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA_press_release_statistics_Dec06_110107.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313053919/http://www.elfaa.com/documents/ELFAA_press_release_statistics_Dec06_110107.pdf|date=2012-03-13}}. ELFAA Press Releases. 11 January 2007. (merged into TUIfly in January 2007),

and Blue Air.

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052051/http://www.elfaa.com/ European Low Fares Airline Association]

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Category:Airline trade associations

Category:Organisations based in Brussels

Category:Organizations established in 2004

Category:Organizations disestablished in 2016

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