Ibex Airlines

Ibex Airlines
	Ibex Airlines CRJ-700 at Komatsu Airport
Founded	January 29, 1999; 26 years ago
Commenced operations	August 7, 2000; 25 years ago
Operating bases	Nagoya–Centrair; Sendai;
Fleet size	9
Destinations	12
Headquarters	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Key people	Takao Asai (President)
Website	www.ibexair.co.jp

Ibex Airlines Co., Ltd. (アイベックスエアラインズ株式会社, Aibekkusu Earainzu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Sendai, Japan.^[1] It operates Japanese domestic services with its main base at Sendai Airport, Natori, Miyagi.^[2]

History

The airline was established on 29 January 1999 and started operations on 7 August 2000 between Sendai and Osaka's (Itami Airport) under the name of Fair Inc. It reached a co-operation agreement with All Nippon Airways under which it is provided assistance in capacities including flight operations, flight crew provision, maintenance and engineering services. The airline began service to Tokyo's Narita International Airport in April 2002.^[2] In October 2004 the Sendai-based airline changed its name to Ibex Airlines.

Destinations

Ibex Airlines operates services to the following scheduled destinations within Japan (as of November 2024):

City	Island	Airport	Note
Fukuoka	Kyushu	Fukuoka Airport
Fukushima	Honshu	Fukushima Airport
Hiroshima	Honshu	Hiroshima Airport
Kagoshima	Kyushu	Kagoshima Airport
Nagoya	Honshu	Chubu Centrair International Airport	Base
Niigata	Honshu	Niigata Airport
Ōita	Kyushu	Oita Airport
Osaka	Honshu	Itami Airport
Sapporo	Hokkaido	New Chitose Airport
Sendai	Honshu	Sendai Airport	Base