Air Nippon Network
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Founded | May 2001 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | July 1, 2002 | ||||||
Ceased operations | October 1, 2010 (merged with Air Next and Air Central to form ANA Wings) | ||||||
Hubs | New Chitose Airport | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2001–2010) | ||||||
Fleet size | 19 aircraft | ||||||
Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
Parent company | Air Nippon | ||||||
Headquarters |



Air Nippon Network [1] (or A-net) was an airline based on the grounds of Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.[2]
It operated feeder services for parent Air Nippon, itself a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA). Its main base was New Chitose Airport.[3] On October 1, 2010, Air Nippon Network, Air Next and Air Central were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.
History
[edit]The airline was established in May 2001 to operate Air Nippon's local feeder routes from Tokyo and Sapporo. It started operations on 1 July 2002 using three Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. In December 2003 4 more Dash 8s joined to replace Boeing 737 aircraft operated from Osaka by Air Nippon.[citation needed]
In April 2004 Air Nippon Network was headquartered in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.[4]
Air Nippon Network had 400 employees (at March 2007).[3]
Destinations
[edit]Domestic destinations included:[5]
Hokkaidō
[edit]- Hakodate (Hakodate Airport)
- Kushiro (Kushiro Airport)
- Memanbetsu (Memanbetsu Airport)
- Nakashibetsu (Nakashibetsu Airport)
- Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
- Wakkanai (Wakkanai Airport)
Kantō
[edit]Kansai
[edit]- Hyōgo Prefecture
- Itami Airport is partly in Hyōgo Prefecture and partly in Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka Prefecture
- Osaka
- Itami Airport is partly in Hyōgo Prefecture and partly in Osaka Prefecture
- Kansai International Airport
- Osaka
Tōhoku
[edit]Chūbu
[edit]Chūgoku
[edit]Shikoku
[edit]Kyūshū
[edit]Okinawa
[edit]International destinations included
Fleet
[edit]The Air Nippon Network fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of June 2008):[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Airline Codes
- ^ "会社概要" (). Air Nippon Network. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. "本社所在地 東京都大田区羽田空港3-3-2"
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 64.
- ^ "会社概要." Air Nippon Network. April 6, 2004. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine 運航路線 and "Corporation". Archived from the original on 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2004-04-06. 会社概要