are skymark airlines in trouble?

I'm looking to book flights from Tokyo to Sapporo on 10th July. Skymark flights appear to be the cheapest but I have heard that the airline are having problems at the moment and that they have had to cancel 170 flights and that the problems are to continue for the next month. Does anyone have any information on this or any advice as to whether I should book my flights with them or not?

Thanks very much!

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D911V9GO0&show_artic...

Alternative carrier:
http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/index.html

From the look of it, all Naha-Haneda flights are safe, right? Worried now as Ive booked a flight for the 17th to get into Tokyo to meet a friend flying in from the UK!

All the Haneda-Naha flights seem to run as scheduled. However you might want to make sure they will actually do via phone.

050-3116-7370

Ill give them a call when I arrive at Okinawa. Is that number English speaking do you know?

Not all the reps, but they claim they have English speaking agents to serve foreign customers, so you don't need to worry at all.

Good luck!

Only one or two round trips per route are affected on specific days, except the Naha route, which remains completely unaffected. None of the routes is completely out of operation due to the pilot shortage.

If you already have a reservation for a canceled flight, you will surely be able to change to a different flight or get a full refund.