John Hanlon

Secretary General European Low Fares Airline Association

Joined British Airways in 1968 as a graduate trainee and spent 30 years in overseas Regional General Management positions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Last position with British Airways - General Manager Africa and the Indian Ocean, based in Johannesburg.

Awarded OBE in 1993 for services to British aviation interests in Nigeria.

Joined Flybe in 2000, becoming Director Alliances.

In June 2006 appointed Secretary General of ELFAA – European Low Fares Airline Association, having previously chaired the Airspace Work Group within ELFAA.

ELFAA member airlines carried 106 Million passengers in 2006, operating a combined fleet of over 420 of the most environmentally-efficient aircraft.

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