Hokkaido Air System
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Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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Hubs | Okadama Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Headquarters | Okadama Airport Sapporo, Hokkaido | ||||||
Website | 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 with its headquarters on the property of Okadama Airport in Okadama-chō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo.[1] It operates scheduled domestic services in Hokkaidō.[2] Its main base of operations is Okadama Airport.[1]
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.[3] Hokkaido Air System is owned by Japan Airlines Domestic (51%) and Hokkaidō regional government (49%).[2]
Air Hokkaido ceased operations on 31 March 2006 and its sole route, Hakodate-Okushiri, was taken over the next day by Hokkaido Air System.[4]
Previously the headquarters were in the Terminal Building of New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan.[5]
HAS is leaving the JAL Group.[6] Japan Airlines will cease ticket handling and reservation services for HAC flights on and after September 1, 2011.[7]
Destinations
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Hokkaido Air System operates services to the following destinations:[8]
- Sapporo - Okadama Airport
- Asahikawa - Asahikawa Airport
- Hakodate - Hakodate Airport
- Kushiro - Kushiro Airport
- Okushiri - Okushiri Airport
- Ozora - Memanbetsu Airport
- Rishirifuji - Rishiri Airport
Fleet
As of January 2011, the Hokkaido Air System fleet includes:[9]
- 3 Saab 340B
References
- ^ a b "会社概要." Hokkaido Air System. Retrieved on August 30, 2011. "〒007-0880 札幌市東区丘珠町 丘珠空港内"
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 91.
- ^ "2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information." Japan Airlines.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 57.
- ^ "会社概要." Hokkaido Air System. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. "本社事務所 : 千歳市美々新千歳空港ターミナルビル内"
- ^ "Changes in conditions of use of Hokkaido Air System (HAC) flights on JMB." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Termination of JAL reservation and ticket handling for flights operated by HAC (Hokkaido Air System)." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Route Map." Hokkaido Air System.
- ^ "CH-Aviation".
External links
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