Air Hokkaido Co., Ltd. (エアー北海道株式会社, Eā Hokkaidō Kabushiki-gaisha) was an airline based in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] It operated domestic feeder flights in Hokkaidō from its main base at Hakodate Airport. The airline was dissolved by parent company All Nippon Airways in July 2006.[2]
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | July 2006 | ||||||
| Hubs | Hakodate Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | Hakodate, Okushiri, Sapporo-Okadama | ||||||
| Parent company | All Nippon Airways | ||||||
| Headquarters | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | ||||||
| Website | Air Hokkaido | ||||||
History
editThe airline was established on 5 April 1994 and started operations on 22 July 1994. The airline ceased operations on 31 March 2006[2] as their sole aircraft was no longer airworthy. Its sole route, Hakodate-Okushiri, was taken over the next day by Hokkaido Air System, which is owned by competitor Japan Airlines and Air Nippon Network also increased the Hakodate-Sapporo route in the following day. Parent company All Nippon Airways dissolved Air Hokkaido in July 2006.
Fleet
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The Air Hokkaido fleet consisted of 2 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 aircraft (at January 2005).
See also
edit- Hokkaido International Airlines (Air Do), an unrelated company
References
edit- ^ "会社案内." Air Hokkaido. June 11, 2004. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "函館市高松町５６５番地－１"
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 57.
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