Skype not working on MacBook Air

I use Skype on my iMac without any problems; however it will not work on my new MacBook Air. I have tried everything suggested in the forum and nothing works.
I get a message "Sign In Error...Wrong Password". However, this is the correct Skype Name and Password that work just fine on my iMac.
Other times I just get the spinning ball which goes on forever and never connects.
I tried to post a message in the Skype forum but it doesn't even recognize my email address!
Someone said something about downloading Flash to the Air?
Is this an Apple problem or a Skype problem?
Thanks for your help....David

The first time I tried Skype on my new MB Air it showed as if me and my husband were both off-line, when in fact we were on-line. So I updated Skype - same problem. I then closed Skype and re-opened. I clicked "Always Allow" when it asked if it could access my pw keychain. Then instead of calling my husband from my Skype contact list I typed his Skype name into the search field and called him from there. Suddenly we both showed up on-line and everything worked.
I suggest that you try creating a new Skype identity and see if it works.

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