Rakuten and AirAsia to open new Japanese route

Absrtact: According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun July 2, Malaysia's Low-cost Airlines (LCC) Asian Airlines and Japan's online shopping giant Lotte, announced on July 1, will set up a new company AirAsia Japan, and is expected to open in the summer of 2015 Japanese domestic routes.

According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun July 2, the Low-cost Airlines (LCC) in Malaysia, together with the Japanese online shopping giant Lotte, announced on July 1 that it would set up a new company, "AirAsia Japan", and expected to open Japanese domestic routes in the summer of 2015. The 2 companies plan to run 2 aircraft first, with an annual increase of 5 since 2016, with the prospect of opening international lines.

The new company funded by AirAsia 33%, Lotte Capital 18%. Lotte President and President of the three wood Mikitani will serve as "AirAsia Japan" board members.

According to the source, the new company plans to take the central airport as a stronghold, to expand flights to Sendai, Cicheng and other local areas. The model is Airbus's small airliner "A320", air tickets will be sold through the "Lotte Travel" system. Although all the companies are distressed by the lack of drivers, "AirAsia Japan" CEO Xiao Tiancheyi in the Constitution expressed confidence: "AirAsia group can deal with the problem of pilots." ”

AirAsia in 2012 with the entire Japanese aviation cooperation set up a "AirAsia Japan", but last year withdrew from the cooperative operation. "Japan is the center of Asia and we will invite customers from Japan who have not been able to visit the country so far in Asia through low prices," said Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia, at a press conference on 1st. "We will provide our customers with services like reading electronic books in the cabin, which will bring a huge multiplier effect to Rakuten," said Sanmu, who attended the press conference. ”

Japan's current Nippon Airways Company's existing ANA-funded "Peach Airlines" and "Vanilla airlines", as well as Japan's aviation capital of the "Czech Airlines Japan", the 3 companies. This August, China's spring and Autumn airlines will also contribute to the "Spring and Autumn aviation Japan" into the Japanese market. Vanilla, Jie Xing and spring and autumn to Narita Airport as a stronghold, peach to Kansai Aviation as a stronghold, and AirAsia Japan to the central airport as a new stronghold, take the priority for the East China Sea surrounding customer base business strategy.