Japan Airlines startar nytt LCC dotterbolag som inriktar sig till medium haul

[Dr. Miles]

Japan Airlines (JAL, JL) har offentliggjort sitt plan om att starta ett nytt LCC dotterbolag som inriktar sig till medium & long haul destinationer till/från Japan.
Nya LCC dotterbolaget beräknas att starta mars 2020 och de kommer att ha 2 st Boeing 787-8 i början.
JAL:s VD Yuji Akasaka svarade i sitt pressmöte att Boeing 787-8 kommer att ha runt 300 stolar (JAL:s Boeing 787-8 har runt 200 stolar).

Idag har JAL samarbete med Jetstar och har investerat till Jetstar Japan men de inser att behov av medium haul marknaden.

May 14, 2018

Establishment of a New International Low-Cost Carrier Business

Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced the decision to establish a new low-cost carrier (LCC) business for the international market. As described in the FY2017-2020 JAL Group Medium Term Management Plan, the company looks to develop and cultivate new business opportunities. The new LCC business will specifically feature international routes with medium to long-haul flights and will aim to provide customers with new options when traveling to/from Japan.

The company will be a consolidated subsidiary of the JAL Group and plans to operate flights from Narita International Airport to select destinations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. In the first stages of its establishment, the carrier will operate two Boeing 787-8 aircraft and is targeting to launch commercial flights from the summer of 2020 when Narita Airport plans to complete enhancements to its facilities.

JAL Group - PRESS RELEASES - Establishment of a New International Low-Cost Carrier Business

Jag skulle gissa att Japan-Hawaii, Japan-Bali och andra leisure destinationer är några linjer nya LCC dotterbolaget skall flyga.

 

[Homer]

Japan Airlines Co. is planning to make a unit of Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines Co. a subsidiary to meet an expected recovery in tourism demand after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.

JAL, which currently has about a 5% stake in Spring Airlines Japan Co., will invest an additional several billion yen possibly in June to increase its stake to 51% or more, the sources said.

JAL is eager to cash in on the projected return of Chinese tourists to Japan following the end of the pandemic. The company is expected to release details of the investment in its midterm business plan to be released on May 7, they said.
JAL to make low-cost carrier Spring Airlines Japan a subsidiary | The Japan Times