Business | FOCUS May 10, 2021
Japanese airlines eye low-cost services to drive post-pandemic growth
by Noriyuki Suzuki
Aviation experts say the strategy being pursued by full-service carriers ANA and JAL could be a double-edged sword.
National Jan 21, 2020
Drop in South Korean tourists to Japan continues amid frayed ties
The number of tourists visiting Japan from South Korea continues to decline amid soured relations between the two countries, dealing a serious blow to destinations popular with South Korean visitors. The number contracted year on year for six consecutive months from July 2019, when Japan ...
Business / Corporate Sep 25, 2019
Airliner Virgin Australia applies for slot at Haneda Airport
Airliner Virgin Australia has applied for the allocation of a landing and departure slot at Haneda Airport. The airline submitted the application to the International Air Services Commission, the Australian government organ said Wednesday. If it wins the slot, the Australian carrier would achieve entry ...
Business Sep 20, 2019
New LCC terminal opens at Chubu Airport near Nagoya; boost to tourism expected
A new terminal for low-cost carriers opened at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on Friday, raising expectations of growth in the number of foreign visitors to the Chubu region. Terminal 2 at the Centrair Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, is the third dedicated LCC ...
Business Aug 16, 2019
Air Seoul to suspend Incheon-Toyama flights amid tense South Korea-Japan ties
South Korean low-cost carrier Air Seoul will suspend its regular flights connecting Incheon International Airport in South Korea with Toyama airport in central Japan from Sept. 16, the Toyama Prefectural Government said Thursday. The move comes as the service sees reduced bookings for August and ...
National Jun 4, 2019
Jetstar Japan to cancel 70 flights in June due to pilot shortage
Budget carrier Jetstar Japan is expecting to cancel 70 flights in June, 2 percent of the total, due to a temporary shortage of pilots. The carrier had already canceled 16 flights this past weekend. Jetstar Japan said Monday that of the upcoming flights to be canceled, ...
Business / Corporate May 14, 2018
Japan Airlines to start budget carrier ahead of 2020 Olympics
Japan Airlines Co. said Monday it plans to launch a low-cost carrier operating medium- to long-haul flights in summer 2020, the time Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympics and international traffic will be busy. The budget carrier, to be set up this July as ...
Business / Corporate May 8, 2018
Japan Airlines may set up budget carrier, vice chairwoman says
by Kyunghee Park and Kiyotaka Matsuda
Japan Airlines Co. is examining setting up a new low cost carrier to increase capacity and take on rising competition from budget operators. Starting a discount airline is part of the carrier's need to widen its product lineup, Vice Chairwoman Junko Okawa, 63, said in ...
Editorials Apr 7, 2018
Sharp increases in air transportation have led to an acute shortage of pilots in Japan and other countries. The problem needs to be addressed before it grows any more serious.
Business Sep 14, 2017
EasyJet muscles in on long-haul passengers with new feeder-flight connecting service
British budget airline easyJet launched a new booking platform on Wednesday to allow customers to more easily connect onto long-haul flights with other airlines, moving ahead of its rivals in a potentially lucrative market. Both easyJet and Ryanair have for some time been looking at ...
Business / Corporate Jul 27, 2017
Major carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are offering more options for in-flight meals amid a rise in foreign passengers and fierce competition with low-cost carriers, the companies said. ANA said that 30 years ago, most passengers on its international flights were Japanese. But ...
Business May 17, 2016
Asia airline mergers may be in the cards after world's largest budget carrier tie-up
by Angus Whitley and Anurag Kotoky
The creation of the world's biggest alliance of low-cost airlines may signal that some of Asia's struggling budget carriers are headed for the altar. The Value Alliance, announced Monday, stretches from Japan to Australia and includes Singapore Airlines Ltd.'s Scoot and Nok Airlines PCL in ...