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Will Japan’s Budget Airlines Take Off?

  • Japan Airlines President Ōnishi Masaru and Jetstar Group CEO Bruce Buchanan celebrate the launch of Jetstar Japan, a joint venture of JAL, Qantas subsidiary Jetstar, and Mitsubishi Corp (August 2011). (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

    Japan Airlines President Ōnishi Masaru and Jetstar Group CEO Bruce Buchanan celebrate the launch of Jetstar Japan, a joint venture of JAL, Qantas subsidiary Jetstar, and Mitsubishi Corp (August 2011). (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

  • CEOs Itō Shin’ichirō of Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Tony Fernandes of Malaysia’s AirAsia Group pose with flight staff after announcing the launch of their joint venture, AirAsia Japan (July 2011). (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

    CEOs Itō Shin’ichirō of Japan’s All Nippon Airways and Tony Fernandes of Malaysia’s AirAsia Group pose with flight staff after announcing the launch of their joint venture, AirAsia Japan (July 2011). (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

  • Peach Aviation CEO Inoue Shin’ichi dons a pilot’s uniform at the public christening of his new LCC, based at Kansai International Airport. Inoue was previously an executive at ANA, which launched the budget airline (May 2011). (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

    Peach Aviation CEO Inoue Shin’ichi dons a pilot’s uniform at the public christening of his new LCC, based at Kansai International Airport. Inoue was previously an executive at ANA, which launched the budget airline (May 2011). (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

  • Skymark, Japan’s most successful independent startup airline. The carrier is expanding its Narita-based network, with new flights to Hokkaidō (Shin Chitose and Asahikawa) launched last October, and flights to Fukuoka and Naha scheduled to begin in late 2011 and early 2012, respectively. (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

    Skymark, Japan’s most successful independent startup airline. The carrier is expanding its Narita-based network, with new flights to Hokkaidō (Shin Chitose and Asahikawa) launched last October, and flights to Fukuoka and Naha scheduled to begin in late 2011 and early 2012, respectively. (Photo: Sankei Shimbun)

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