Air Asia Japan to launch on August 1

Air Asia Japan, a joint venture between Air Asia and All Nippon Airways (ANA) (see story here), will officially take off on August 1 with flights between Tokyo Narita and Fukuoka, Okinawa and Sapporo.

The carrier will operate one flight per day to Okinawa, two per day to Fukuoka and three to Sapporo. All flights will follow a certain schedule between August 1 and October 27, before switching to a different one from October 28 onwards.

The flight schedules are as follows:

ANA’s own low-cost subsidiary, Peach Aviation, also serves these cities but from its hub in Osaka Kansai. 

Eventually, AirAsia Japan will expand to international destinations such as Seoul and Busan, said an ANA spokesperson. 

To mark its inauguration, the budget airline is offering 10,000 seats for JPY5 (US$0.06) for booking from May 31 until June 3, valid for travels between August 28 and November 28.

The Japanese low-cost carrier market is heating up rapidly: after Peach and Air Asia Japan, Jetstar Japan – a collaboration between Japan Airlines (JAL) and Jetstar – is ready to launch on July 3 (see story here).

For more information, visit www.airasia.com

Alisha Haridasani