Harlequin Air was an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Fukuoka Airport in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan."会社概要." Harlequin Air. October 27, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2009."ハーレクィンエア会社概要." Harlequin Air. December 7, 1998. Retrieved February 22, 2010. It was owned by Japan Air System (later Japan Airlines Domestic in 2004), operating domestic passenger services.
Scheduled flights were wholly sold by Japan Airlines, therefore no ticket carried JH. Essentially, Japan Airlines wet leased them.
History
The airline was established on 20 January 1997 and started operations on 19 December of that same year as an affiliate of Japan Air System.
In November 2001, JAS announced it's merger with Japan Airlines."2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information ." Japan Airlines. On April 30, 2005, Harlequin Air was integrated into Japan Airlines Domestic.
Destinations
CountryCityAirportNotesAustraliaBrisbaneBrisbane AirportCharterSydneySydney AirportCharterCanadaVancouverVancouver International AirportCharterChinaGuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportCharterFranceParisCharles de Gaulle AirportCharterHong KongHong KongHong Kong International AirportCharterJapanFukuokaFukuoka AirportNagoyaChubu Centrair International AirportSapporoNew Chitose AirportNew ZealandChristchurchChristchurch AirportCharter
Fleet
During its eight-year existence, Harlequin Air operated only two aircraft (both leased from its parent company Japan Air System):
+ Harlequin Air fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30119972000 JA8550 Operated by Japan Air System.McDonnell Douglas MD-81119982004 JA8552 Leased from Japan Air System.
See also List of defunct airlines of Japan
References
External links
Japanese language site with photos of Harlequin livery