I like their webpage, online booking feels very straightforward and is simple enough for me. I experienced a delay once for about 15 minutes, but that`s nothing compared to some experiences I had before in the US and Europe.

Carrying a liquid through security on board is not a Skymark special though, my experience is that you can do it with every carrier in Japan, as long as it`s a national flight. You can even carry bottles through security that aren`t sealed. They check them at the security gates with a special kind of scanner.

In the past I’ve taken the “premium” class seats with bigger domestic airlines, and been disturbed at the obvious desperation and/or annoyance of the cabin crew. It was enough to put me off flying with them any more.

Two small qualms: Skymark seems to have a higher rate of flight delays than other airlines. Usually they are not significant – 15-45 minutes but, as I’ve discovered to my cost, they are enough to put a whole day’s travel arrangements out of whack. Any idea as to why they occur so often?

Also, a few years ago Skymark had minor safety issues that only came to light when a foreign pilot complained that cabin crew were refusing to pick up the in-flight phones to take his instructions, because of their lack of confidence in their English speaking abilities. I wonder if the situation has improved since then?

Anyway, if you are the kind of person who simply wants to get from A to B as cheaply and safely (and comfortably) as possible, then don’t hesitate to fly with Skymark.