6J SNJ Destinations 9 CEO Hiroshi Takahashi (2011–) Fleet size 12 | SNJ NEWSKY Website www.solaseedair.jp Founded 2002 Parent organization Development Bank of Japan | |
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Parent company Development Bank of Japan Key people Hiroshi Takahashi (CEO) Profiles | ||
Solaseed Air (ソラシド エア, Sorashido Ea), incorporated as Solaseed Air Inc. (株式会社ソラシドエア, Kabushiki-gaisha Sorashido Ea SNA) is a low-cost airline headquartered on the property of Miyazaki Airport in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
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- flight highlight solaseed air from okinawa oka to kobe ukb
- History
- Corporate affairs
- Destinations
- Fleet
- Fleet Notes
- References
It operates services mainly between destinations on Kyushu and Tokyo. The airline changed its branding to Solaseed Air in July 2011.
flight highlight solaseed air from okinawa oka to kobe ukb
History
The airline was established as Pan Asia Airlines in 1997 as the fourth new airline in a deregulated Japanese market. The corporate name was changed to Skynet Asia Airways Co., Ltd. in August 1998, and started operations in July 2002. It established "Solaseed Air" as corporate brand in July 2011. As of December 2015, the corporate name was changed to Solaseed Air Inc. The airline is owned by the Development Bank of Japan (22.41%), Miyazaki Kotsu Co., Ltd. (17.03%) and ANA Holdings Inc. (17.03%).
Solaseed executive vice president Nobuyuki Suzuki committed suicide by jumping from a building in August 2016; his wife was found dead in their apartment two days later.
Corporate affairs
Solaseed established the head office in the second floor of Miyazaki Airport Building (宮崎空港ビル, Miyazaki Kūkō Biru) in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It used to have a headquarters in another facility in Miyazaki City. The headquarters later moved to the SNA Center (SNAセンター SNA Sentā) in the Again Building (アゲインビル, Agein Biru) in Miyazaki.
Destinations
Solaseed Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (As of August 2014):
Future plans include route expansion to key cities in Japan and across Asia.
Fleet
The Solaseed Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):
Fleet Notes
In September 2014, Solaseed Air stored its last remaining 737-400 aircraft, and became an airline having only 737-800. operator.
The all fleet's cabin specifications are Boeing Sky Interior, and all attached winglets on wing tip.