It seems the joint venture that featured ANA and Air Asia coming together has floundered quite badly, with ANA Holdings to buy out Air Asia's stake in Air Asia Japan. This will result in Air Asia Japan operating until the end of October 2013 under the current brand. The partnership between Air Asia and ANA lasted for about a year or so. Operating in Japan has been a … [Read more...]
The Japanese Low Cost Carrier battle is about to go into full swing….
Well it seems the existing low cost carriers are about to tough it out, as the Air Asia Japan (A Joint Venture between Air Asia and ANA) has been granted it's Air Operators Certificate The certificate will allow Air Asia Japan to operate from Tokyo Narita both international and Japanese domestic services. A target date of August (with no specifics) is the current … [Read more...]