AirAsia Japan has announced it will offer daily flights from Tokyo (Narita) to Busan, South Korea starting November 28, 2012.  This is the airline’s second international route following Seoul, South Korea.

One-way fares start from 7,980 JPY ($100 USD) plus taxes.

The schedule will be:
JW 884 PUS-NRT ; 11:05 – 13:05hrs
JW 885 NRT-PUS ; 08:05 – 10:35hrs (Mon –Fri)
JW 885 NRT-PUS ; 08:00 – 10:30hrs (Sat & Sun

 

AirAsia Japan has announced its first international route will be from Tokyo to Seoul, Korea. The new route will launch on October 28, 2012, with one round-trip flight per day.

The Tokyo (Narita) – Seoul (Incheon) route will be operated  using  Airbus A320 aircraft. One-way fares start from 6,980 JPY ($90 USD) plus tax.

Commenting on the new route, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said: “This is a great day for all of us, and an even greater day for the consumers & air travelers in Korea. With AirAsia’s low fare, everyone can now travel to more places more often. AirAsia Japan’s announcement of this international route today is a dream come true for us, and I am looking forward to see the Narita – Incheon flights begin operations. Congratulations to Kazuyuki and his team for making Japanese and Korean skies friendlier and more affordable.”

AirAsia Japan, the country’s newest low-cost carrier, commenced flights from Tokyo to Fukuoka and Sapporo on August 1, 2012. It will offer daily flights on these domestic routes.

The inaugural flight from Tokyo to Fukuoka departed on time at 7:00am and had a flight load of 80%.

The CEO of AirAsia Japan, Kazuyuki Iwakata, said: “AirAsia and ANA entered into a joint venture only about a year ago and the response has been overwhelming. I am delighted and emotional to see our first flights take off today to Fukuoka and Sapporo.

I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported and assisted us. We hope to get your continuous support as we take all effort to ensure that we provide the best quality service and affordable air travel for everyone.”

The CEO of the AirAsia Group, Tony Fernandes, said “This is a dream come true for all of us at AirAsia. I have always believed in dreaming the impossible, but seeing AirAsia Japan’s inaugural flights take-off today puts a smile on my face. It has only been one year since we announced AirAsia Japan’s establishment and now we already have 2 aircraft, 243 staff in Japan and 3 domestic routes on the day we start our operations. Congratulations to Kazuyuki and his team for pulling this off.”

In celebration of these new routes, one-way fares are being sold for as little at 100 JPY plus taxes/surcharges.

Tickets for new budget airline AirAsia Japan will be available for online sales starting on May 30, 2012. The airline is expected to launch domestic services on August 1, 2012.

AirAsia Japan will be based at Tokyo Narita International Airport and offer domestic flights to Fukuoka, Okinawa, and Sapporo. International operations will begin on October 1, 2012, with flights to Seoul and Busan, South Korea.

Visit www.airasia.com for the latest information.

AirAsia Japan, the up-coming budget airline, has officially received its air transportation business license from the Japanese government. This is a major step in getting AirAsia Japan off the ground, and the airline hopes to launch in summer 2012.

AirAsia Japan plans to offer domestic flights from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Sapporo, Fukuoka and Okinawa by August 2012. In October, it plans to launch international flights to Seoul-Incheon and Busan, South Korea.

The plans for the new AirAsia Japan, a joint venture between Malaysia’s AirAsia and Japan’s ANA, were announced in 2011. It will be the second low-cost airline to be based in Japan, after Peach Aviation.