Toho Air Service
{{Short description|Helicopter airline based in Tokyo, Japan}}
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東邦航空
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| fleet_size = 10 (9 helicopters, 1 aircraft)
| destinations = 6
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| parent = Kawata Technologies, Inc.
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| headquarters = Tokyo Heliport
Shin-Kiba, Tokyo
| key_people = Masayuki Yudagawa (President)
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{{nihongo|Toho Air Service|東邦航空|Tōhō-Kōkū}} is a Japanese airline based in Tokyo Heliport, Shin-Kiba, Tokyo. Their fleet consists mostly of helicopters and operate regular passenger services within the Izu Islands. Toho Air Service also provides helicopters in mountain rescue or for private purposes.
Overview and operations
The airline was founded in 1960 as Mitsuya Airlines. The name was changed to the current name in 1967.
On behalf of the Tokyo Metropolitan Islands Promotion Corporation, Toho Air Service has operated the "Tokyo Ai-Land Shuttle" since 1993, a regular helicopter service in the Izu Islands. This is the only regular scheduled helicopter service in Japan. The islands served include Ōshima, To-shima, Miyake-jima, Mikura-jima, Hachijō-jima, and Aogashima.{{cite web |title=Tokyo Inter-Islands Flights "Tokyo Ai-Land Shuttle" |url=http://www.tohoair.co.jp/english/service/ |website=Toho Air Service |accessdate=8 May 2019}} Since 2018, citizens of the Izu Islands are eligible for an "islander discount".{{cite news |title=日本唯一のヘリコプター定期航路 わずか9席の島々を結ぶ生活路線、その利用実態とは |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/81695 |accessdate=8 May 2019 |work=Traffic News |publisher=Mediavague |date=October 13, 2018}}{{cite web |title=運賃・料金 |url=http://tohoair-tal.jp/ext/fare.html |website=Tokyo Ai-Land Shuttle |publisher=Toho Air Service |accessdate=8 May 2019}} As of March 2019, the airline has carried over 400,000 passengers.{{cite news |title=「東京愛らんどシャトル」搭乗者40万人達成！ |url=http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/tosei/hodohappyo/press/2019/03/07/13.html |accessdate=8 May 2019 |publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government |date=March 7, 2019}}
Fleet
Toho Air Service operates both helicopters and aircraft for various purposes.{{cite web |title=List of Helicopters |url=http://www.tohoair.co.jp/english/model/index.html |website=Toho Air Service |accessdate=8 May 2019}}
References
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Category:Airlines established in 1960
Category:1960 establishments in Japan