Toki Air launches operations

Niigata-based start-up airline Toki Air launched operations today, January 31, 2024, about three and a half years after its July 2020 founding. The inaugural flight, BV101 from Niigata to Sapporo Okadama, was operated by one of the airline’s two ATR 72-600s, JA01QQ. It departed at 9:37AM with 71 passengers onboard and arrived on time at 11:10AM. For the time being, Toki Air will operate two roundtrips on the route every Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

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