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Skymark Airlines reports double-digit passenger growth for April
May 27th 2026
Japan-headquartered Skymark Airlines flew 636,552 passengers in April, up 10.8% from 574,367 in the same month in 2025. Read More » Capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK), expanded 1.5%, while demand, or revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) was 11.8% higher in the month. With demand rising faster than capacity, passenger load factor climbed 7.1 percentage points to 77.2%. Earlier this month, Skymark reported net profit fell 23.7% to 1.6 billion yen (US$10 million) in the 12 months to March 31 2026. Revenue rose 1.4% to 110.4 billion yen, Skymark said in a regulatory filing. The company said it was expecting weaker profitability in the current fiscal year, forecasting net profit of 800 million yen. "The airline industry, in which the company operates, has been supported by strong passenger demand," Skymark said in its financial results published in mid-May. "However, in addition to soaring crude oil prices caused by the escalating tensions in the Middle East, the company is facing an unpredictable situation due to rising costs driven by the weak yen and global inflation, as well as the need to address labor shortages." The airline said it was preparing to introduce a fuel surcharge "in the spring of 2027" in response to high fuel costs.
