Skymark Airlines said
Friday it would halt flight services on two domestic routes from Kansai
International Airport near Osaka possibly at the end of March due to
growing competition from no-frills carriers.
One of the two routes
links Kansai and Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture, and the other
connects Kansai and New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. Skymark currently
operates three round-trip flights a day on each of the two routes.
Skymark launched the two
routes in March this year to boost its competitiveness against low-cost
carriers such as Peach Aviation, but the flights have had low occupancy
rates, company officials said.
To boost profits, the
airline is considering starting flight services linking Naha and
Ishigaki Airport on Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture as early
as spring 2013.
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