Susumu Kusano, president of the Hokkaido airline "Air Do", said that both companies will improve the convenience of both passengers in line with the business integration with the Kyushu airline "Solaseed Air" scheduled for October next year. Clarified the idea of aiming for the commonality of miles.
Susumu Kusano, president of Air Do, who has reached a basic agreement to establish a holding company jointly with Solaseed Air in October next year, responded to an independent interview with NHK on the 13th.
In this, President Kusano revealed that the two companies have set up a project team from this month and have begun discussions on concrete measures to be jointly tackled.
Among them, he said that he is considering joint use of maintenance-related vehicles at Haneda Airport offices and airports, and joint development of operation-related systems as cost reduction measures.
After that, he said, "If the point programs of both companies are shared, it will be attractive to both customers. Access to Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Okinawa will be comparable to that of major airlines," he said and purchased an airline ticket. He clarified the idea of aiming to share the miles earned at the time.
In addition, he expressed his intention to decide the holding company structure and company name during this fiscal year.