Toki Air
TOKI AIR株式会社
Toki-ea Kabushiki-gaisha
IATA ICAO Callsign
BV TOK –
Founded29 July 2020 (2020-07-29)
Commenced operationsJanuary 31, 2024 [1]
HubsNiigata Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4 (planned after launch)
Parent companyTOKI Aviation Capital
HeadquartersNiigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Key peopleHasegawa Masaki (President)
Websitetokiair.com

Toki Air, officially TOKI AIR Co., ltd. (トキエア株式会社, Tōke-ea Kabushiki-gaisha), is a Japanese low-cost, regional airline based at Niigata Airport in the city of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The airline was founded on July 29, 2020[2] and is expected to commence operations in January 2024.

History

Toki Air was established in July 29, 2020 in order to reconnect regional and remote areas across the country. The company signed a leasing agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) for two ATR 72-600s. Additionally, the company also signed a ten-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR for its two ordered 72-600s. Toki Air also plans to introduce the ATR 42-600S variant which is currently under development by ATR. Toki Air, is expected to have its first ATR 42-600S in early 2025. The purchase of the aircraft will make the company the first Japanese airline to operate this type of aircraft.[3]

Toki Air took delivery of its first ATR 72 on October 10, 2022.[4] The aircraft arrived at its hub at Niigata Airport on November 5, 2022.[5]

The government of Niigata Prefecture extended 1.16 billion yen in financing to Toki on October 31, 2022.[6]

Toki formally applied for an air operator's certificate on November 30, 2022, which was approved by the East Japan Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on March 31, 2023.[7] Toki would be the first new locally-owned Japanese domestic airline in 14 years (after Fuji Dream Airlines).[8]

On August 28, 2023, a 66-year-old former employee of Oriental Air Bridge, who was the manager of the safety department, was prosecuted after it was discovered that the employee had illegally downloaded and transferred secret documents from the airline on November 25, 2022. The employee retired from the airline in December 2022 and later joined Toki Air. The employee admitted to the charges and stated that "I took these (the documents), because I thought it would be useful my next company's work." Toki Air stated that they had demoted the employee and reported the incident to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. Oriental Air Bridge in an interview stated that there was no impact of flight safety and the airline would work to prevent such incident from happening again.[9][10]

Destinations

Toki Air's check-in counter at Niigata Airport

Toki Air plans to serve these destinations after its launch in 2023.[11][12][13]。

Country Island City Airport Notes Refs
JapanHonshuTokonameChubu Centrair International Airport
JapanHonshuKobeKobe Airport
JapanHonshuNaritaNarita International Airport
JapanHonshuNiigataNiigata AirportHub
JapanSado IslandSadoSado Airport
JapanHonshuSendaiSendai Airport
JapanHokkaidoSapporoOkadama Airport

Fleet

JA01QQ, Toki Air's first aircraft
JA02QQ, Toki Air's second aircraft

Current fleet

The Toki Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2023):[14]

Toki Air Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 2 0 72 First aircraft delivered in 2022.[4]
ATR 42-600S 0 4 48 Delivery planned in early 2025[15]

Toki Air is one of several airlines advising Heart Aerospace on its proposed ES-30 electric airliner.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "新航空会社「トキエア」 新潟ｰ札幌便ついに就航へ". NHK (in Japanese). 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  2. ↑ "法人番号:4010001211244 トキエア株式会社". 法人データ.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ↑ "New Japanese airline signs letter of intent with ATR". Japan Today. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. 1 2 "Toki Air Has Its First ATR 72–600 And Readies For 2023 Launch". Simple Flying. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  5. ↑ "トキエア初号機お披露目". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. ↑ "トキエア初号機、新潟県知事6日視察へ 新潟空港5日到着". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  7. ↑ 航空運送事業の許可について – 国土交通省 令和5年3月31日
  8. ↑ "トキエア、新潟空港に初のカウンター設置を発表". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  9. ↑ "航空会社ORC元社員 営業秘密不正持ち出し疑いで書類送検" [Former ORC employee sent to prosecutors on suspicion of illegally taking out trade secrets]. NHK (in Japanese). 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  10. ↑ "オリエンタルエアの航空保安情報を持ち出しか、元管理職を書類送検…新規参入トキエアに入社" [Former manager sent to prosecutors for taking Oriental Air Bridge's aviation security information...New employee joins Toki Air]. 読売新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  11. ↑ "使うのはプロペラ機、新LCC知ってる？来夏に向け準備" (in Japanese). 朝日新聞. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  12. ↑ "トキエア、11月以降に航空運送事業許可を申請と発表". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  13. ↑ "トキエア、中部国際空港・神戸空港に就航打診". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  14. ↑ "機材・シートマップ" (in Japanese). トキエア. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ Tadayuki Yoshikawa (2021-09-07). "ATR、STOL型ATR42-600Sを25年納入開始　佐渡や小笠原視野" (in Japanese). Aviation Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  16. ↑ "トキエア・新潟の挑戦まとめ読み 2号機が那覇空港到着". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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