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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Harlequin Air
| image = Harlequin Air logo.png
| image_size =
| caption=Harlequin Air logo▼
| IATA = JH
| ICAO = HLQ
| callsign = HARLEQUIN
| founded = January 20, 1997
| commenced = December 19, 1997
| ceased = April 30, 2005
| aoc =
| bases=[[Fukuoka Airport]]
| hubs = <!-- {{plainlist|*[[Fukuoka Airport Name1]] }} -->
| focus_cities =
| fleet_size=See [[#Fleet|Fleet]] below
| frequent_flyer =
| destinations=See [[#Services|Services]] below
| alliance =
| parent=[[Japan Airlines]]▼
| fleet_size = 2
| headquarters=[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka]], Japan▼
| destinations = 3
▲| parent = [[Japan Airlines Domestic]]
▲| headquarters = [[Fukuoka Airport]], [[Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]
| key_people =
| num_employees = Kosuke Uematsu (President and [[CEO]])
| website = {{URL|harlequin-air.co.jp}}
}}
 
{{nihongo|'''Harlequin Air Co., Ltd.'''|ハーレクィンエア|''Hārekuin Ea''}} was an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of [[Fukuoka Airport]] in [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|FukuokaJapan]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], Japan.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20041027012833/http://harlequin-air.co.jp/menu/corporate/corporate_1.html 会社概要]." ''Harlequin Air''. October 27, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2009.</ref><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19981207015833/http://www.harlequin-air.co.jp/j.html ハーレクィンエア会社概要]." Harlequin Air. December 7, 1998. Retrieved February 22, 2010.</ref> It was owned by [[Japan AirlinesAir System]] (JAL)later ''Japan Airlines Domestic'' andin operated2004), operating domestic passenger services. It ceased operations in April 2005.
 
The scheduledScheduled flights were wholly sold by [[Japan Airlines]], therefore no ticket carried '''JH'''. Essentially, Japan Airlines [[wet leased]] them.▼
== Former code data ==
*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''JH'''
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Code: '''HLQ'''
*Callsign: Harlequin
 
== History ==▼
▲The scheduled flights were wholly sold by [[Japan Airlines]] therefore no ticket carried '''JH'''. Essentially Japan Airlines [[wet leased]] them.
[[File:JA8550 DC-10-30ER Harlequin Air (op by JAS) SYD 06JAN99 (5619414625).jpg|thumb|DC-10]]
[[File:Harlequin Air-McDonnell Douglas MD-81-JA8552-Fukuoka airport-20040613 165842.JPG|thumb|MD-81 JA8552]]▼
 
The airline was established on January 20, 1997 and started operations on December 19, 1997; it wasas an affiliate of [[Japan Air System]].<ref>"[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23866640.html See more articles from AP Online Japan Air System To Cut 1,000 Jobs ]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}." ''[[Associated Press]]''.</ref> Japan Airlines later absorbed Japan Air System;<ref>"[http://www.jal.com/en/ir/finance/pdf/line/b020930.pdf 2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215043239/http://www.jal.com/en/ir/finance/pdf/line/b020930.pdf |date=February 15, 2012 }}." ''[[Japan Airlines]]''.</ref> Harlequin has since been integrated into the parent company, [[Japan Airlines]].▼
▲== History ==
▲The airline was established on January 20, 1997 and started operations on December 19, 1997; it was an affiliate of [[Japan Air System]].<ref>"[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23866640.html See more articles from AP Online Japan Air System To Cut 1,000 Jobs ]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}." ''[[Associated Press]]''.</ref> Japan Airlines later absorbed Japan Air System;<ref>"[http://www.jal.com/en/ir/finance/pdf/line/b020930.pdf 2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215043239/http://www.jal.com/en/ir/finance/pdf/line/b020930.pdf |date=February 15, 2012 }}." ''[[Japan Airlines]]''.</ref> Harlequin has since been integrated into the parent company, [[Japan Airlines]].
 
In November 2001, JAS was absorbed by Japan Airlines.<ref>"[http://www.jal.com/en/ir/finance/pdf/line/b020930.pdf 2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215043239/http://www.jal.com/en/ir/finance/pdf/line/b020930.pdf|date=February 15, 2012}}." ''[[Japan Airlines]]''.</ref> On April 30, 2005, Harlequin Air was integrated into [[Japan Airlines Domestic]].
== Services ==
Harlequin Air operated services from [[Fukuoka Airport]] to [[Chubu Centrair International Airport]] near [[Nagoya, Aichi|Nagoya]] and [[New Chitose Airport]] near [[Sapporo, Hokkaido|Sapporo]]. It also operated international charter flights.
 
== Fleet Destinations==
 
Harlequin Air had at least 1 [[McDonnell Douglas MD-81]] and 1 [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]] in its own [[livery]].
{|class="sortable wikitable
<gallery>
!Country
▲File:Harlequin Air-McDonnell Douglas MD-81-JA8552-Fukuoka airport-20040613 165842.JPG|MD-81 JA8552
!City
File:Harlequin DC-10-30 jas.jpg|DC-10-30 JA8550
!Airport
</gallery>
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Japan||[[Fukuoka]]||[[Fukuoka Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}
|-
|[[Sapporo]]||[[New Chitose Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Tokoname]]||[[Chubu Centrair International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|}
 
It also operated international charter flights.
 
==Fleet==
Harlequin Air operated the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Harlequin-Air|title=Harlequin Air Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
▲|+ caption=Harlequin Air logofleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
|1
|1997
|2000
|Operated by [[Japan Air System]]
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-81]]
|1
|1998
|2004
|Leased from [[Japan Air System]]
|-
|}
 
==See also==
*[[List of defunct airlines of Japan]]
 
==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
 
==External links==
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