Skymark Airlines

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Skymark Airlines (スカイマークエアラインズ) is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled passenger services on Japan's regional routes and international charter flights to Seoul. Its main base is Tokyo International Airport (HND).

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Services
4 Fleet
5 External Links

Code Data

IATA Code: BC
ICAO Code: SKY
Callsign: Skymark

History

The airline was established in 1996 and started operations on 19 September 1998, as an open sky domestic airline following deregulation. The major shareholders are Shinichi Nishikubo (35.47%), President of the company, and HIS (27.62%). It has 726 employees.

Services

Skymark Airlines operates scheduled flights from Tokyo International Airport to:

Skymark also operates seasonal service from Tokyo to Naha Airport in Okinawa.

Fleet

The Skymark Airlines fleet consists of 5 Boeing 767-300 aircraft (at May 2005).

Skymark operates three Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. JA767A and JA767B, fitted with 12 first class and 297 economy seats, are usually operated on the Fukuoka route and are both painted with billboard-style advertising on each side of the fuselage. JA767C, with 24 first class and 230 economy, is usually operated on the Kagoshima route and carries a standard livery.

Skymark also operates an older 767-200 registered JA8255, which is fitted with 234 economy class seats and operates on the Tokushima route.