Air Do approved for operation

Air Do approved for operation

Masaki Nakatani (C), president of Hokkaido International Airlines, known as Air Do, receives a license from Satoshi Iwamura, head of the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Transport Ministry, on Oct. 26 to approve air services between Tokyo and Sapporo. Akira Nakamura (R), the company's chairman, stands behind Nakatani. The carrier plans three round trip flights daily on the domestic route, beginning Dec. 20, with fares to be set initially at 16,000 yen one way, 36 percent lower than regular ticket prices offered by existing airlines. ==Kyodo

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