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Harlequin Air
ハーレクィンエア
*Hārekuin Ea*
Founded	January 20, 1997
Commenced operations	December 19, 1997
Ceased operations	April 30, 2005; (integrated into Japan Airlines Domestic)
Hubs	Fukuoka Airport
Fleet size	2
Destinations	3 (plus 7 international charters)
Parent company	Japan Air System
Headquarters	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Employees	Kosuke Uematsu (President & CEO)
Website	www.harlequin-air.co.jp

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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, Japan.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

In November 2001, JAS was absorbed by Japan Airlines.^[4] On April 30, 2005, Harlequin Air was integrated into Japan Airlines Domestic.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Australia	Brisbane	Brisbane Airport	Charter
Australia	Sydney	Sydney Airport	Charter
Canada	Vancouver	Vancouver International Airport	Charter
China	Guangzhou	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Charter
France	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Charter
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Charter
Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Airport	Hub
	Nagoya	Chubu Centrair International Airport
	Sapporo	New Chitose Airport
New Zealand	Christchurch	Christchurch Airport	Charter

Fleet

During its eight-year existence, Harlequin Air operated only two aircraft (both leased from its parent Japan Air System):^[5]

Harlequin Air fleet
Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	1	1997	2000	JA8550 Operated by Japan Air System
McDonnell Douglas MD-81	1	1998	2004	JA8552 Leased from Japan Air System

References

^ "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.
^ "See more articles from AP Online Japan Air System To Cut 1,000 Jobs^{[dead link‍]}." Associated Press.
^ "2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information Archived February 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Japan Airlines.
^ "Harlequin Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

External links

Harlequin Air official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Japanese language site with photos of Harlequin livery Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "会社概要." Harlequin Air. October 27, 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[2] "ハーレクィンエア会社概要." Harlequin Air. December 7, 1998. Retrieved February 22, 2010.

[3] "See more articles from AP Online Japan Air System To Cut 1,000 Jobs^{[dead link‍]}." Associated Press.

[4] "2002/11/15 Interim Financial Information Archived February 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Japan Airlines.

[5] "Harlequin Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

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-{{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]], [[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 Air System]] (later ''Japan Airlines Domestic'' in 2004), operating domestic passenger services.
+{{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]], [[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 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.
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+[[File:Harlequin Air-McDonnell Douglas MD-81-JA8552-Fukuoka airport-20040613 165842.JPG|thumb|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-81]], JA8552]]
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+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]].<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>
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+During its eight-year existence, Harlequin Air operated only two aircraft (both leased from its parent [[Japan Air System]]):<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>
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