Air Japan right now announced plans to focus on Thai passengers by providing a direct flight from Bangkok to Tokyo subsequent yr.
The president of Air Japan, Hideki Mineguchi, revealed to the media that Air Japan is a new low-cost airline under ANA Holdings, which is in a position to provide the airline’s first flight from Narita International Airport in Tokyo to Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
The airline president disclosed that the primary flight will take off on February 10, 2024. The Japanese airline plans to function the flight with a Boeing 784-9, which may serve 324 passengers. The flight will be available solely in economy class.
According to Mineguchi, the route might be out there six instances per week in the initial stage of the operation. The airline plans to add one more flight every week within the year.
Furthermore, the airline additionally considered providing direct flights from Bangkok to the Kansai region and from other countries in Southeast Asia to Japan throughout the first three years of operation.
Mineguchi anticipates that 70% of passengers would be Thais and predicted that 30% would probably be feminine Japanese passengers. He added that Japanese women loved travelling in Thailand.
Mineguchi says the airline is targeting Thai travellers after Japanese reluctance to travel overseas due to the depreciation within the forex, the yen. Moreover, the youthful technology isn’t thinking about travelling overseas or applying for a passport.
Mineguchi additionally expressed confidence within the progress of low-cost airways and believes that Air Japan has the potential to compete in the market. He emphasised that the highlights of Air Japan are attentiveness, delicacy, in-flight meals of Japanese style and quality, snug passenger seats, the supply of phone chargers, and free Wi-Fi.
According to a report on Gorgeous Bangkok, fares for the Bangkok-Tokyo flight will start at 4,350 baht per journey.
Authoritative from Bangkok to Tokyo (NQ002) will depart from Suvarnabhumi Airport at midnight and arrive at Narita Airport at 8.10am. Six flights will be obtainable every single day of the week, except Wednesday.
The direct flight from Tokyo to Bangkok (NQ001) will depart from Narita Airport at 5.55pm and arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 11.15pm. Six flights might be obtainable every single day of the week, besides Tuesday..