Harlequin Air

Harlequin Air
ハーレクィンエア
Hārekuin Ea

IATA ICAO Call sign JH HLQ HARLEQUIN
Founded	January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)
Commenced operations	December 19, 1997 (1997-12-19)
Ceased operations	April 30, 2005 (2005-04-30) (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

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.

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.

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

• List of defunct airlines of Japan

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlequin Air.

• 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