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Solaseed Air

IATA Code
LQ
ICAO Code
SNJ
Corporate Address
Website
http://www.solaseedair.jp
Main hub
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Country
Japan
Business model
Low Cost Carrier

Established in 2002, Solaseed Air is a Japanese low-cost carrier based at Tokyo International Airport. The carrier was formerly known as Skynet Asia Airways but commenced operations under the name Solaseed Air in Jul-2011. The carrier operates domestic service predominately between Miyazaki/Kumamoto/Nagasaki and Tokyo.

Location of Solaseed Air main hub (Tokyo Haneda Airport)

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Skynet Asia Airways becomes Solaseed Air as LCC heads into 10th year

4-Jul-11 4:31 PM

Miyazaki-based LCC Skynet Asia Airways was rebranded as Solaseed Air on 01-Jul-2011, coinciding with the delivery of its first Boeing B737-800 aircraft from AWAS. The exercise, designed to increase the carrier’s brand in the domestic Japanese market, was announced in May-2011.

Japan crisis: Travellers urged to leave Tokyo, air fares spike, flights cut. 71 airlines hit

18-Mar-11 2:05 PM

For travellers and local residents, the situation in Tokyo is deteriorating amid rolling power cuts, infrastructure problems and ongoing aftershocks, while rising concerns over the Fukushima nuclear plant has prompted several governments around the world to advise its residents to avoid travelling to Tokyo or leave the city/country entirely.

Japan’s forgotten airlines: the Japanese LCC segment

7-Jan-10 5:19 PM

Japan’s two major airlines – Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways – have featured prominently in the news of late, but very little is known about Japan’s low cost carriers, despite five LCCs operating in the market for most of last decade. They are mostly small and fairly fragile, but JAL's tribulations and the opening of a new runway at Tokyo Haneda Airport later this year could finally give them the opportunity to soar.

Japan aviation policy outlook: JAL bailout, Narita privatisation, open skies. Where next?

1-Sep-09 11:15 AM

On Sunday, Japan elected a new Democratic Party (DPJ) government in a landslide, overturning the longstanding Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). This raises a number of issues about key aviation policies that the outgoing administration had set in motion and about the approach a new government, keen to shake off years of LDP leadership, might take.

Skynet Asia Airways reports second consecutive net profit, Skymark focuses on expansion

24-Jun-09 9:27 AM

Japanese LCC, Skynet Asia, reported a 1.4% year-on-year revenue increase for the 12 months ended 31-Mar-09 (FY2008/09) to USD235.1 million. The carrier reported an operating profit of USD1.5 million, which was down 61.9% year-on-year, as operating costs increased 2.5% to USD233.6 million for the period. Skynet cites increased fuel and maintenance costs as key reasons behind the increase in operating costs.

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