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{{Short description|Defunct low-cost airline of Japan (2004–2010)}}
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{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Air Next Co., Ltd.<br />{{nobold|{{nihongo2|エアーネクスト株式会社}}<br />{{transliteration|ja|Eā Nekusuto Kabushiki-gaisha}}}}
|airline=Air Next<br />エアーネクスト
| logo = Air Next B737-500(JA357K) (4266141166).jpg
|logo=Air Next B737-500(JA357K) (4266141166).jpg
| logo_size =
|logo_size=
| IATA = 7A
|IATA=7A
| ICAO = NXA
|ICAO=NXA
| callsign = BLUE-DOLPHIN
|callsign=BLUE-DOLPHIN
| parent = [[All Nippon Airways]]
|parent=Air Next Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]]
| founded = {{start date|2004|08|20}}
|founded=August 20, 2004
| ceased = {{end date|2010|10|01}}<br />{{small|(merged with [[Air Central (Japan)|Air Central]] and [[Air Nippon Network]] to form [[ANA Wings]])}}
|ceased=2010 (merged into [[ANA Wings]])
| headquarters = [[Fukuoka Airport]]<br />[[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
|headquarters=[[Fukuoka Airport]]<br>[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
| key_people = Motomu Iwatani ([[President (corporate title)|President]])
|key_people=Motomu Iwatani (President)
| hubs = [[Fukuoka Airport]]
|hubs=[[Fukuoka Airport]]
| focus_cities =
|focus_cities=
| frequent_flyer =
|frequent_flyer=
| lounge =
|lounge=
| alliance = {{nowrap|[[Star Alliance]] {{small|(affiliate; 2004–2010)}}}}
|alliance=
| fleet_size = 14
|fleet_size=14
| destinations = 5
|destinations=5
| website = {{URL|www.airnext.ana-g.com}}
|website= http://www.airnext.ana-g.com
}}
}}


{{Nihongo|'''Air Next Co., Ltd.'''|エアーネクスト株式会社|Eā Nekusuto Kabushiki-gaisha}} was a [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost airline]] based on the grounds of [[Fukuoka Airport]] in [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]] and a wholly owned subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]] (ANA).<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100219112118/http://www.airnext.ana-g.com/company/index.html 会社概要]" (). Air Next. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. “本社所在地 福岡市博多区下臼井767−1 福岡空港内”</ref> It operated domestic services from its main base at Fukuoka Airport.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 64 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>  On October 1, 2010, Air Next, [[Air Central (Japan)|Air Central]] and [[Air Nippon Network]] were merged and rebranded as [[ANA Wings]].
'''Air Next''' <!--Please refrain from adding the Japanese name to this section, as it have already been clearly specified in the Infobox. Reiterating the native name in the Lede is unnecessary and redundant.--> was a [[low-cost airline]] based on the grounds of [[Fukuoka Airport]] in [[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku]], [[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]] and a wholly owned subsidiary of [[All Nippon Airways]] (ANA).<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100219112118/http://www.airnext.ana-g.com/company/index.html 会社概要]" (). Air Next. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. “本社所在地 福岡市博多区下臼井767−1 福岡空港内”</ref> It operated domestic services from its main base at Fukuoka Airport.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 64 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>  On October 1, 2010, Air Next, [[Air Central (Japan)|Air Central]] and [[Air Nippon Network]] were merged and rebranded as [[ANA Wings]].


==History==
==History==

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Air Next was a low-cost airline based on the grounds of Fukuoka Airport in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan and a wholly owned subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA).[1] It operated domestic services from its main base at Fukuoka Airport.[2] On October 1, 2010, Air Next, Air Central and Air Nippon Network were merged and rebranded as ANA Wings.

History

The airline was established in August 2004 and its first flight was on June 1, 2005 with a pair of Boeing 737-500 aircraft. Air Next received two more 737s by the end of 2006 and another three in 2007, bringing their fleet to a total of seven aircraft.

In February 2005 Air Next was headquartered in Minato, Tokyo.[3]

Air Next aircraft carried ANA livery with the name "Air Next" in small letters on the fuselage and a dolphin painted on each engine. Flights were operated with ANA/NH flight numbers, although Air Next had its own airline codes.

Destinations

Fleet

As of December 2009, the Air Next fleet included the following aircraft:[2][4]

Air Next Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Passengers
Boeing 737-500 14 126/133

References

  1. "会社概要" (). Air Next. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. “本社所在地 福岡市博多区下臼井767−1 福岡空港内”
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  3. "会社概要." Air Next. February 16, 2005. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
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External links

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