Hokkaido International Airlines

Infobox_Airline
airline=Hokkaido International Airlines
北海道国際航空
logo=AirDoLogo.pnglogo_size=159
IATA=HD
ICAO=ADO
callsign=AIR DO
parent=Corporate rehabilitation fund (96.07%)
founded=May 12, 1998
headquarters=Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
key_people=
hubs=Tokyo International Airport
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=6
destinations=5 (4 flight lines)
website= http://www.airdo.jp/
nihongo|Hokkaido International Airlines|北海道国際航空株式会社|Hokkaidō Kokusai Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha, also known as nihongo|Air Do|エア・ドゥ|Ea Du is a Japanese low-cost airline. Based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, it operates between Tokyo and cities in Hokkaidō. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | pages= 55-56 | date= 2007-03-27] .

History

The airline was established in 1996 and started operations in December 1998. The brainchild of a successful poultry farmer in Hokkaidō, it is owned by Mizuho Financial Group (96.07%) and individual investors (3.93%). It has 565 employees (at March 2007).

Air Do was one of Japan's first low-cost airlines. It originally competed with Japan's major domestic carriers (All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Japan Air System), who lowered their fares to Air Do's level without seriously compromising corporate profits. After two years of losses, the airline entered a code-sharing agreement with ANA, and now has the same general fare structure as the majors.Fact|date=April 2007

Destinations

Air Do operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations from Tokyo. [ [http://www.airdo.jp/timetable/index.html AIR DO 北海道国際航空／時刻表のご案内／ ] ]

* Tokyo International Airport - Asahikawa Airport (Asahikawa)
* Tokyo International Airport - New Chitose Airport (Sapporo)
* Tokyo International Airport - Hakodate Airport (Hakodate)
* Tokyo International Airport - Memanbetsu Airport (Ōzora)

Fleet

The Air Do fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):

*2 Boeing 737-400
*1 Boeing 737-500
*1 Boeing 767-300
*2 Boeing 767-300ER

External links

* [http://www.airdo21.com/ Air Do]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=HD&al_op=1 Air Do Fleet]

References