Hokkaido Air System

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Hokkaido Air System
IATA
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ICAO
NTH
Callsign
NORTH AIR
Founded 1997
Hubs Okadama Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations
Headquarters New Chitose Airport
Key people
Website: http://www.hac-air.co.jp/

Hokkaido Air System Co., Ltd. (株式会社北海道エアシステム Kabushiki-gaisha Hokkaidō Ea Shisutemu?), or HAC, is an airline based in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. It operates scheduled domestic services in Hokkaidō.[1] Its main base is Okadama Airport in Sapporo, although its actual headquarters are at New Chitose Airport outside the city.

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998. Founded as a joint venture, it was an affiliate of Japan Air System until that airline consolidated into Japan Airlines.[2] Hokkaido Air System is owned by Japan Airlines Domestic (51%) and Hokkaidō regional government (49%).[1]

Air Hokkaido ceased operations on 31 March 2006 and its sole route, Hakodate-Okushiri, was taken over the next day by Hokkaido Air System[3]

[edit] Destinations

Hokkaido Air System Saab 340B-WT in New Chitose Airport.
Hokkaido Air System Saab 340B-WT in New Chitose Airport.

Hokkaido Air System operates services to the following destinations:[4]

[edit] Fleet

As of March 2007 the Hokkaido Air System fleet includes[1] :

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 91. 
  2. ^ "2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information." Japan Airlines.
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 57. 
  4. ^ "Route Information." Hokkaido Air System.

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