Harlequin Air
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| IATA code : | JH |
| ICAO code : | HLQ |
| Call sign : | HARLEQUIN |
| Founding: | 1997 |
| Operation stopped: | 2005 |
| Seat: |
Ōta , Tokyo Japan
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| Home airport : | Fukuoka Airport |
| Company form: | Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| Management: | Kosuke Uematsu (President & CEO ) |
| Fleet size: | 1 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.harlequin-air.co.jp ( Memento from January 27, 2000 in the Internet Archive ) |
| Harlequin Air ceased operations in 2005. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
KK Harlequin Air ( Japanese 株式会社 ハ ー レ ク ィ ン エ ア , Kabushiki-gaisha Hārekuin Ea , English Harlequin Air Corporation ) was a Japanese charter airline based in Ōta , Tokyo and based at Fukuoka Airport . It was a subsidiary of Japan Air System and later Japan Airlines .
history
Harlequin Air was founded on January 20, 1997 and began operations on December 19 with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 for international flights and a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 for domestic destinations. Due to financial problems of the mother Japan Air System , the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was sold to Northwest Airlines in March 2000 and international air traffic was discontinued. The airline now flew to national destinations on behalf of Japan Air System and after its merger with Japan Airlines under wet lease .
In April 2005 the flight operations were discontinued and on March 31, 2008 the company Harlequin Air was dissolved and fully integrated into Japan Airlines.
Destinations
Harlequin Air flew to national and international destinations for Japan Air System and Japan Airlines. Within Japan, the airports in Centrair and New Chitose, and internationally, Sydney and Honolulu were served.
fleet
In the course of its existence Harlequin Air operated a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER (aircraft registration JA8550 ) and a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (aircraft registration JA8552 ).
service
On board the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 there was not only Economy Class but also a “Premium Class”, which corresponded to the standards of the former First Class . It offered an extended entertainment program and provided, for example, slippers and toothbrushes.
Harlequin Air's in-flight magazine was called "The World" and was available on every flight.
Trivia
The company name Harlequin Air is derived from the fictional character Harlequin , which is also stylized in the logo. In addition, the uniforms of the flight attendants were kept in the colors characteristic of the Harlequin, red, yellow and blue, which were also used in the appearance of the Japan Air System.
See also
Web links
- Harlequin Air website ( Memento from January 27, 2000 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Japan Airlines: 子 会 社 の 解散 に 関 す る お 知 ら せ (“Notice of the Dissolution of a Subsidiary”). (PDF) In: 決算 プ ロ . April 1, 2008, accessed March 5, 2016 (Japanese).
