Hokkaido carrier Air Do records 1 mil. passengers

SAPPORO, Japan - Reiko Hosoya (R), 34, her 6-year-old son Kakeru and 8-year-old daughter Haruna are presented with a stuffed toy of Air Do's mascot ''Bear Do'' at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Dec. 26. Hosoya became the 1 millionth passenger to travel on Air Do since the airline started operating flights between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Chitose, near Sapporo, Hokkaido's prefectural capital, on Dec. 20, 1998.

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