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Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA), based in Shizuoka Prefecture, FDA aircrafts are easily recognized by the distinctive vibrant and colorful narrow-body aircraft, has began asking the public to poll and choose the color for its forth aircraft, currently with no known delivery date. The campaign named “Next Color”, kicked off on Jun 1 will last till the end of this month, is conducted on the airline’s website. Participants are asked to pick a color out of the available 5 colors that they hope to fly with next. Every participation stands a chance to win the grand price of free return air tickets and consolation prices of the airline’s original giveaways, to be pick in a lucky draw.

The airlines wishes to send a strong message that by having all its aircrafts wearing different colors, it helps bring colors and liveliness to an airport. Fuji Dream Airlines currently operates on an all Brazilian-made fleet of 2 Embraer 170 jet, colored in red (JA01FJ) and in blue (JA02FJ), and a newly delivered Embraer 175 jet (JA03FJ) dressed in striking pink color.

Fuji Dream Airlines operations include three daily flights to Fukuoka, twice daily flights to Komatsu and one daily flight each to Kumamoto, Kagoshima and Sapporo.

Cast your vote now using this URL (poll ends Jun30, 2010):

http://www.info.fujidreamairlines.com/campaign/color.html

Hokkaido International Airlines better known as Air Do, a Sapporo-based low-cost carrier, earlier this week has announced its plan to commence twice daily flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Tokachi-Obihiro airport to begin in March next year. Adding Obihiro to its network of flights, mainly concentrating on flights to cities in Hokkaido, it will be its fifth connecting Tokyo and Hokkaido. Air Do currently operates services from Tokyo to Sapporo (New Chitose airport), Hakodate, Asahikawa and Memambetsu.

The flights will be operated using its latest Boeing B737-500 aircraft, brought into service earlier this month, with a seating capacity for 126 passengers. Air Do now has a fleet of 2 aircraft types consisting of Boeing B737s and Boeing B767s. AirDo and All Nippon Airways have been long-time code-sharing partners, where ANA sells seats on all flights operate by Air Do.

Until 2002, the Haneda-Obihiro sector was served by 2 companies, Japan Airlines and Japan Air System, however after the merger of the two companies left JAL being the sole carrier on this route with no other carriers to compete against for a number of years. It is now hoping that the new entrant could spur some competition, to help raise the service level and bring down the fare, benefiting the users. The additional flights will help revitalize the local economy and stimulate demand for air travel.

The flight schedules have yet to be released while it is currently pending the approval by the relevant ministies.