Solaseed Air
Solaseed Air, incorporated as Solaseed Air Inc. headquartered on the property of Miyazaki Airport in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
It operates services mainly between destinations on the island of Kyushu and Tokyo. The airline changed its branding to Solaseed Air in July 2011.
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 operations commenced 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, Miyazaki Kotsu Co., Ltd. and ANA Holdings Inc..
Corporate affairs
Solaseed established the head office in the second floor of Miyazaki Airport Building 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 in the Again Building in Miyazaki.Destinations
As of January 2015, Solaseed Air operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:Region | City | Airport | Notes |
Ryukyu Islands | Ishigaki | New Ishigaki Airport | |
Kyushu | Kagoshima | Kagoshima Airport | |
Honshu | Kobe | Kobe Airport | |
Kyushu | Kumamoto | Kumamoto Airport | |
Kyushu | Miyazaki | Miyazaki Airport | |
Kyushu | Nagasaki | Nagasaki Airport | |
Honshu | Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | |
Ryukyu Islands | Naha | Naha Airport | |
Kyushu | Ōita | Oita Airport | |
Honshu | Tokyo | Haneda Airport |
Future plans include route expansion to key cities in Japan and across Asia.
Fleet
As of August 2019, Solaseed Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers |
Boeing 737-800 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 |