AirAsia Japan takes off to Sapporo and Fukuoka
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TOKYO, 1 August 2012 – AirAsia Japan, the newest low-cost carrier (LCC) based
in Narita International Airport, starts services of its domestic routes with daily flights to Fukuoka and Sapporo today.
The inaugural flight to Fukuoka (JW8541) took off sharp at 0700hrs
with a flight load of 80%, while the inaugural flight to Sapporo
(JW8521) took off with a total of 157 guests
on board.
Celebrating the inaugural flights,
Kazuyuki Iwakata, CEO, AirAsia Japan 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.”
AirAsia Group CEO, 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.”
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