Despite the huge impact the ongoing nuclear crisis is having on the nation's travel and aviation industries, the head of Japan's newest budget carrier said it is sticking to plans it made before March 11, including extremely low fares and black ink three years after its takeoff.

"We will not change our plan. . .e_STnS. What's important is to continue doing what we have to do to achieve our business model, offer low fares and start operations (as planned)," Shinichi Inoue, CEO of Peach Aviation Ltd., said in a recent interview with The Japan Times.

Inoue said the keys to achieving the goal are cutting costs and serving the Asia's travel needs.