Zipair Tokyo

This article is about the present-day Japanese low-cost airline. For the defunct Canadian discount airline, see Zip (airline).

Zipair Tokyo Inc.
株式会社 Zipair Tokyo
Kabushiki-gaisha Jippu-ea Tōkyō
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZG TZP ZIPPY
FoundedJuly 31, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-31)[1]
Commenced operationsJune 3, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-03)
Operating basesNarita International Airport
Frequent-flyer programZipair Point Club
Fleet size8
Destinations10
Parent companyJapan Airlines
HeadquartersNarita, Chiba, Japan[1]
Key peopleHiroo Iwakoshi (Chairman)
Shingo Nishida (President & CEO)[1]
Employees736 (April 2024)[1]
Websitewww.zipair.net

Zipair, legally Zipair Tokyo Inc. (株式会社 Zipair Tokyo, Kabushiki-gaisha Jippu-ea Tōkyō, styled ZIPAIR Tokyo), is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered on the grounds of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.[2][3] Initially founded in 2018, the airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, from which it leases some of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.[4][5] Operations launched on June 3, 2020, as a cargo-only airline due to restrictions on passenger traffic related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and passenger operations launched on October 16, 2020.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d "Company". Zipair. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Japan's First Medium to Long-Haul Low-Cost Carrier "Zipair Tokyo" Now Established!" (Press release). Japan Airlines. March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "『Zipair』成田空港第１ターミナル北ウイングの使用を決定" ["Zipair" Narita Airport Terminal 1 North Wing to be used] (Press release) (in Japanese). Zipair Tokyo. August 1, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "JAL Establishes Preparatory Company for New LCC Business" (Press release). Japan Airlines. July 31, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Yoshikawa, Tadayuki (December 18, 2019). "Zipair、787の機内お披露目 上級席はフルフラット、全席モニターなしで軽量化" [In-flight announcement of Zipair, 787 Advanced seats are full flat, all seats are lightweight without monitors]. Aviation Wire (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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