Solaseed Air
Solaseed Air is a Japanese regional airline headquartered on the property of Miyazaki Airport in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It operates services mainly between Honshu and destinations on the island of Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture.
History
The airline was established as Pan Asia Airlines in 1997 as the fourth airline established in a deregulated Japanese market. In August 1998, the airline's corporate name was changed to "Skynet Asia Airways Co., Ltd." before operations commenced in July 2002 as Skynet Asia Airways. The airline rebranded as "Solaseed Air" in July 2011, and the change of its legal corporate name to "Solaseed Air Inc." followed in December 2015.In May 2021, Solaseed Air and Air Do announced their intentions to merge as a result of operating difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new holding company for both airlines, RegionalPlus Wings, was officially established on October 3, 2022.
Corporate affairs
Solaseed Air's head office is on the second floor of the Miyazaki Airport Building in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Its headquarters previously occupied different facilities in Miyazaki City, including the SNA Center in the Again Building in Miyazaki.Destinations
, Solaseed Air operates or has operated scheduled services to the following destinations in Japan:| Region | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
| Honshu | Kobe | Kobe Airport | ||
| Honshu | Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | ||
| Honshu | Tokyo | Haneda Airport | ||
| Kyushu | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Airport | ||
| Kyushu | Kagoshima | Kagoshima Airport | ||
| Kyushu | Kumamoto | Kumamoto Airport | ||
| Kyushu | Miyazaki | Miyazaki Airport | ||
| Kyushu | Nagasaki | Nagasaki Airport | ||
| Kyushu | Oita | Oita Airport | ||
| Ryukyu Islands | Ishigaki | New Ishigaki Airport | ||
| Ryukyu Islands | Naha | Naha Airport |
Codeshare agreements
Solaseed Air has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:- All Nippon Airways
- StarFlyer
Interline agreements
- Air Do
- Oriental Air Bridge
Fleet
Current fleet
, Solaseed Air operates the following aircraft:Historical fleet
In September 2014, Solaseed Air retired its last remaining Boeing 737-400 aircraft after previously operating a total of ten 737-400s. The airline has since exclusively operated a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.Special liveries
In December 2020, the airline repainted one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registered, in a Pokémon-themed livery featuring Exeggutor as part of a tourism collaboration with Miyazaki City and The Pokémon Company, during which Exeggutor became Miyazaki's mascot in the collaboration. The aircraft's maiden flight under the promotional livery traveled from Miyazaki to Tokyo. The livery was removed in September 2022.In March 2023, the airline reintroduced the Pokémon themed livery featuring Exeggutor again on another Boeing 737-800 registered. The livery is expected to stay with the aircraft for three years.