TokyoTomo Travel Guide

Skymark airlines (headquarters in Ota ward, Tokyo) formally announced on February 6 that it has decided to introduce daily flight to Ibaraki airport in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture from its Kobe base with effect from April 16. This was after months of having no domestic carriers willing to mount regular flight using this new airport, classified as Tokyo’s secondary airport and aiming to attract low cost carriers.

Skymark airlines will be the second airline after South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines to choose Ibaraki airport which will open next month on March 11. Skymark airlines had earlier agreed to conduct commemorative flights on the airport’s opening day with two flights from Kobe to Ibaraki, one flight from Ibaraki to Kobe and one flight from Ibaraki to Haneda. Tickets on all 4 flights were sold out a few days after release.

Skymark airlines has also released its ticket prices with normal one-way adult airfare going at 12,000yen, and early purchase discounted airfare will range from 5,800yen to 9,800yen. Flight will most likely depart in the morning and will operate on its single fleet of Boeing B737-800 aircraft with a seating capacity of 177 single class passengers.