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Hokkaido Air System

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Hokkaido Air System
北海道ほっかいどうエアシステム
Hokkaidō Ea Shisutemu
IATA ICAO Callsign
— NTH NORTH AIR
FoundedSeptember 30, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-09-30)
Commenced operationsMarch 28, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-28)
HubsOkadama Airport
Frequent-flyer programJAL Mileage Bank
AllianceOneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size4
Destinations6
Parent companyJapan Airlines (57.3%)
HeadquartersHigashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Key peopleEiji Takemura (President & CEO)
Employees93 (1 March 2024)[1]
Websitewww.info.hac-air.co.jp

Hokkaido Air System Co., Ltd. (株式会社かぶしきがいしゃ北海道ほっかいどうエアシステム, Kabushiki-gaisha Hokkaidō Ea Shisutemu), or HAC, is a regional airline that operates scheduled services in Hokkaidō and Aomori Prefecture, Japan[2] from a main base of operations at Okadama Airport in Higashi-ku, Sapporo.[3] As of June 30, 2023, the airline is owned by Japan Airlines (57,3%), Hokkaido Prefecture (19,5%), Sapporo City (13,5%) and 16 other shareholders (9,7%) [4].

History[edit]

A former Hokkaido Air System Saab 340 in adapted Japan Air System livery
A former Hokkaido Air System Saab 340 in adapted livery of Japan Airlines.
The terminal building of Okadama Airport, the location of the former HAC headquarters

The airline was established in 1997, and started operations in 1998. Founded as a joint venture with the Hokkaido government and regional municipalities and businesses, it was an affiliate of Japan Air System until that airline consolidated into Japan Airlines.[5] Its headquarters were at one time located in the Terminal Building of New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan.[6]

HAC's initial routes in 1998 were Chitose-Hakodate, Hakodate-Asahikawa, Hakodate-Kushiro and Asahikawa-Kushiro, followed by Chitose-Kushiro and Hakodate-Memanbetsu in 1999 and Hakodate-Sendai in 2001. It began Okadama service in 2003 with service to Hakodate and Kushiro, for a total of nine routes. HAC also served Monbetsu from Chitose and Okadama in 2005–06.[7] Air Hokkaido ceased operations on 31 March 2006 and its sole route, Hakodate-Okushiri, was taken over the next day by Hokkaido Air System.[8]

HAC left the Japan Airlines group at the end of fiscal year 2010 (March 2011) as part of the corporate restructuring of JAL. JAL retained a 14% stake in the airline, making it the second-largest shareholder after the Hokkaido prefectural government.[9] Japan Airlines ceased ticket handling and reservation services for HAC flights effective September 1, 2011.[10] The Hokkaido prefectural government and various local governments continued to subsidize HAC services to various smaller cities in the prefecture.[11]

HAC recorded losses of 296 million yen and had negative equity of 116 million yen in the fiscal year ending March 2013, and took several measures to improve its performance, including resuming codesharing with JAL and starting service from Sapporo to Misawa in July 2013.[11] It was revealed in August 2013 that Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in the Hokkaido government had been pushing JAL to once again take over HAC.[9] As of December, JAL and the Hokkaido government were reportedly in negotiations to make HAC a subsidiary of JAL, as part of which JAL and Hokkaido government would each pay off half of HAC's excess debt, with the Hokkaido government possibly doing so by cancelling part of its 360 million yen loan claim against the airline.[12] The transaction was announced in October 2014.[13] In October 2016, HAC consolidated its flight numbers and reservations system with the JAL group.[14]

Destinations[edit]

Hokkaido Air System operates services to the following destinations:[2]

City Airport Notes Refs
Sapporo Okadama Airport Hub
Rishirifuji Rishiri Airport
Memanbetsu Memanbetsu Airport
Kushiro Kushiro Airport
Hakodate Hakodate Airport
Okushiri Okushiri Airport
Misawa Misawa Airport
Nemuro-Nakashibetsu Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport

Fleet[edit]

Current fleet[edit]

As of February 2024, Hokkaido Air System operates the following aircraft:[15]

Hokkaido Air System fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-600 4 — 48
Total 4

Former fleet[edit]

Hokkaido Air System has previously operated the following aircraft:

Hokkaido Air System former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement
Saab 340B 3[15] 1998 2021 ATR 42-600

References[edit]

  1. ^ "企業きぎょう情報じょうほう - HAC 北海道ほっかいどうエアシステム".
  2. ^ a b "Route Map." Hokkaido Air System.
  3. ^ "会社かいしゃ概要がいよう." Hokkaido Air System. Retrieved on December 3, 2013. "〒007-0880　札幌さっぽろ市し東ひがし区く丘珠おかだま町まち 丘珠おかだま空港くうこう内ない"
  4. ^ "企業きぎょう情報じょうほう - HAC 北海道ほっかいどうエアシステム - www.info.hac-air.co.jp". www.info.hac-air.co.jp - (in Japanese). 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ "2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine." Japan Airlines.
  6. ^ "会社かいしゃ概要がいよう." Hokkaido Air System. Retrieved on May 19, 2009. "本社ほんしゃ事務所じむしょ ： 千歳ちとせ市し美々びび新しん千歳空港ちとせくうこうターミナルビル内ない"
  7. ^ "北海ほっかい度どエアシステム経営けいえい改革かいかく案あん報告ほうこく書しょ" (PDF). HAC経営けいえい検討けんとう委員いいん会かい. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 57.
  9. ^ a b "北海道ほっかいどう「ＨＡＣの負担ふたん重おもく」再さい子会社こがいしゃ化かを要請ようせいへ". 日本経済新聞にほんけいざいしんぶん. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 日航にっこうは2010年度ねんど末まつまでＨＡＣの51％の株式かぶしきを持もつ親会社おやがいしゃだった。10年ねん１月がつの会社かいしゃ更生こうせい法ほう適用てきよう申請しんせいを前まえに、09年ねん９月がつにＨＡＣからの経営けいえい撤退てったいを表明ひょうめい。11年ねん中ちゅうに大半たいはんを手放てばなしたが、現在げんざいも道庁どうちょう（約やく36％）に次つぐ約やく14％の株かぶを持もつ。
  10. ^ "Termination of JAL reservation and ticket handling for flights operated by HAC (Hokkaido Air System) Archived 2011-06-25 at the Wayback Machine." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on July 21, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "日航にっこうにＨＡＣの再さい子会社こがいしゃ化か要請ようせいへ 北海道庁ほっかいどうちょうが検討けんとう". 日本経済新聞にほんけいざいしんぶん. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013. ＨＡＣは13年ねん３月がつ期きに２億おく9600万まん円えんの最終さいしゅう赤字あかじを計上けいじょうし、１億おく1600万まん円えんの債務さいむ超過ちょうかに陥おちいった。再建さいけん策さくの一環いっかんとして、７月がつから日航にっこうと共同きょうどう運航うんこう（コードシェア）を始はじめたほか、丘珠おかだま―三沢みさわ（青森あおもり）線せんを就航しゅうこうしている。
  12. ^ "ＨＡＣ債務さいむ超過ちょうか、北海道庁ほっかいどうちょうも負担ふたんへ 数すう千せん万まん円えんの債権さいけん放棄ほうき検討けんとう". 日本経済新聞にほんけいざいしんぶん. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 日本航空にほんこうくうによる北海道ほっかいどうエアシステム（ＨＡＣ）の再さい子会社こがいしゃ化かで、道庁どうちょうと日航にっこうがＨＡＣの債務さいむ超過ちょうか額がくをそれぞれ負担ふたんし、今年度こんねんど内ないにも解消かいしょうする方向ほうこうで調整ちょうせいしていることが２日にち、分わかった。道庁どうちょうは債務さいむ超過ちょうかの解消かいしょうに向むけ、約やく３億おく６千せん万まん円えんあるＨＡＣへの貸付かしつけ金きんのうち数すう千せん万まん円えんを債権さいけん放棄ほうきすることなどを検討けんとうしている。
  13. ^ ＨＡＣ、路線ろせん維持いじへ離陸りりく 日航にっこうが再さい子会社こがいしゃ化か. 日本経済新聞にほんけいざいしんぶん 電子でんし版ばん (in Japanese). 25 October 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  14. ^ "北海道ほっかいどうエアシステム、きょうからJAL便びん名めいに 「HACフライトポイント」も終了しゅうりょう - トラベルメディア「Traicy（トライシー）」". トラベルメディア「Traicy（トライシー）」 (in Japanese). 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  15. ^ a b "planespotters.net - Hokkaido Air System Fleet Details and History". 10 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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