Solaseed Air


Solaseed Air, incorporated as Solaseed Air Inc. headquartered on the property of Miyazaki Airport in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
It operates services mainly between destinations on the island of Kyushu and Tokyo. The airline changed its branding to Solaseed Air in July 2011.

History

The airline was established as Pan Asia Airlines in 1997 as the fourth new airline in a deregulated Japanese market. The corporate name was changed to Skynet Asia Airways Co., Ltd. in August 1998, and operations commenced in July 2002. It established "Solaseed Air" as corporate brand in July 2011. As of December 2015, the corporate name was changed to Solaseed Air Inc.
The airline is owned by the Development Bank of Japan, Miyazaki Kotsu Co., Ltd. and ANA Holdings Inc..

Corporate affairs

Solaseed established the head office in the second floor of Miyazaki Airport Building in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It used to have a headquarters in another facility in Miyazaki City. The headquarters later moved to the SNA Center in the Again Building in Miyazaki.

Destinations

As of January 2015, Solaseed Air operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:
RegionCityAirportNotes
Ryukyu IslandsIshigakiNew Ishigaki Airport
KyushuKagoshimaKagoshima Airport
HonshuKobeKobe Airport
KyushuKumamotoKumamoto Airport
KyushuMiyazakiMiyazaki Airport
KyushuNagasakiNagasaki Airport
HonshuNagoyaChubu Centrair International Airport
Ryukyu IslandsNahaNaha Airport
KyushuŌitaOita Airport
HonshuTokyoHaneda Airport

Future plans include route expansion to key cities in Japan and across Asia.

Fleet

As of August 2019, Solaseed Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:

AircraftIn fleetOrdersPassengers
Boeing 737-800
13
0
174
Total130

Previously operated

In September 2014, Solaseed Air retired its last remaining Boeing 737-400 aircraft, and now exclusively operates the 737-800.