List of Japanese Airlines

If you're traveling to Japan from another country and want to patronize a Japan-based airline, both All Nippon Airways and Japan Air Lines fly internationally, as well as within Japan itself. If you're flying within the country, however, there are four more smaller Japanese airlines that move passengers between Japanese cities.

All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways (ANA) got its start as Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Co. Ltd., established in Japan in 1952. It began flying internationally in 1986. Presently it serves Japanese and international airports all around the world.

The company has an established environmental commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and other aircraft engine emissions, reducing aircraft noise and combating depletion of the ozone layer, as well as abiding by environmental laws and managing resources and wastes.

IBEX Airlines

This company was founded in January 1999 and started operating in August 2000. It only serves airports within Japan, including Osaka, Akita, Sendai, Fukushima, Narita, Shin-Chitose, Sendai, Komatsu, Hiroshima and Komatsu.

Japan Air Lines

Japan Air Lines (JAL) started offering air service between Japan and New York in 1961. Based in Tokyo, the company's airplanes fly to airports within Japan and internationally.

The JAL group has developed an environmental policy that commits the company to complying with all environmental laws and regulations and protecting the environment through its actions, promoting energy efficiency, waste reduction and proper waste disposal and recycling, choosing environmentally friendly materials and products, including aircraft, working to improve environmental awareness and making social contributions.

Skymark Airlines

Skymark Airlines is a relatively new company begun in 1998. It presently operates 12 aircraft and serves airports in Tokyo, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe and Okinawa.

Skynet Asia Airways

Skynet Asia is a small company that operates out of a handful of Japanese airports in Tokyo, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki and Kagoshima.

Star Flyer

This is a low-cost airline based in Kitakyushu. It operates fewer than 20 flights each day between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Kita or Osaka.

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Cheyenne Cartwright has worked in publishing for more than 25 years. She has served as an editor for several large nonprofit institutions, and her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including "Professional Bull Rider Magazine." She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Oklahoma Christian University and a Master of Arts in English from the University of Tulsa.

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