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Hokkaido Intl Airlines

The Hokkaido Intl Airlines also known as "Air Do" is a Japanese budget airline. The Hokkaido Intl Airlines is headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido, it operates between Tokyo and cities in Hokkaido. Its main base is the Tokyo International Airport in Ota,Tokyo. Air Do began flying in 1998.

The Hokkaido Intl Airlines flies over 58,303 seats per week domestically. The Hokkaido International Airlines smallest plane has 155 seats. The longest flight on Hokkaido International Airlines is 01:50 hours from Memambetsu to Tokyo Hokkaido International Airlines largest plane has 288 seats.

The airline was established in 1996 but it started its operations in December 1998.It is the brainchild of a successful poultry farmer in Hokkaido, it is owned by Mizuho Financial Group (96.07%) and individual investors (3.93%). It has 565 employees as on March 2007.

The Hokkaido Intl Airlines was one of Japan's first low-cost airlines. It originally competed with Japan's major domestic carriers like All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, and Japan Air System, who lowered their fares to Air Do's level without seriously compromising corporate profits. After two years of losses, the airline entered a code-sharing agreement with All Nippon Airways, and now has the same general fare structure as the majors.

Hokkaido is the northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Hokkaido is dominated by its climate and geography. Home to Japan's aboriginal Ainu race, Hokkaido continues to represent the untamed wilderness with many great national parks. For many visitors the scenery resembles northern Europe, with rice paddies and concrete warrens replaced by rolling fields and faux-German cottages.

While Sapporo is the 5th largest city in Japan with a population of 1,800,000. It is at 43 N. latitude and 141 E. longitude on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the Japanese archipelago, which stretches from southwest to northeast. When people visit Sapporo, the first thing they may see is the New Chitose Airport which is actually a 35-minute train ride from Sapporo.

Sapporo Airport which is commonly known as Okadama Airport is located in the northeastern area of Hokkaido's capital city of Sapporo. It is approximately 12 km or a 20-minute drive from downtown Sapporo.

The Hokkaido Intl Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations from Tokyo. This is scheduled according to different types of flights.