http://www.tokyotomo.com/article Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jetstar-asia-to-launch-taipeisingapore-service-from-kansai/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jetstar-asia-to-launch-taipeisingapore-service-from-kansai/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 08:09:47 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3773 Jetstar Asia Airways (3K), Jetstar Airways’ Group airline, will introduce a new service from Osaka’s Kansai to Taipei and onto Singapore from July 5. Jetstar Asia is a low cost carrier (LCC) operating out of Singapore since December 2004, serving 19 cities in Asia including Hong Kong, Taipei and Phuket in Thailand. Speaking at a press interview held on April 22 at Kansai International Airport, Masaru Kataoka, Regional General Manager, Jetstar Airways (JQ) and Jetstar Asia Airways mentioned, “Jetstar Asia currently operates more than 350 flights per week in Southeast Asia and is rapidly expanding its network as well as the capacity. The airline strives to tap new markets and stimulate travel demand with its budget prices as its sales advantage, by offering, for instance, one way fares from Kansai to Taipei from 6,000 yen.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/jetstar-asia-to-launch-taipeisingapore-service-from-kansai/feed/ 1 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/the-arrival-of-low-cost-carrier-in-japan-airasia-to-fly-to-haneda/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/the-arrival-of-low-cost-carrier-in-japan-airasia-to-fly-to-haneda/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:24:12 +0000 TokyoTomo http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3703 Japan finally will see the arrival of a true low-cost carrier happening. Malaysian's budget carrier AirAsia Group has said that it plans to launch its first flights serving Japan by the end of the year. The flight will be operated by AirAsia X, the long-distance arm of AirAsia, to serve between Kuala Lumpur's new Low-Cost Terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital and Tokyo Haneda Airport, at a frequency of 3 flights weekly. It hopes to increase the frequency making it a daily service. The Japanese government has already allotted landing and takeoff slots to AirAsia X at Haneda airport, soon to open its International terminal building end of the year.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/the-arrival-of-low-cost-carrier-in-japan-airasia-to-fly-to-haneda/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/narita-to-see-270000-aircraft-movements-by-2012-considering-plans-for-lcc-dedicated-facilities-as-well/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/narita-to-see-270000-aircraft-movements-by-2012-considering-plans-for-lcc-dedicated-facilities-as-well/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:27:56 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3580 Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) formulated its medium term business plan for the fiscal year 2010-2012. With the current corporate business plan, NAA has realized an expansion of the take-off and landing slots and the improvement of public traffic accessibility from city center. NAA now aims to address a role of an international hub airport for Tokyo metropolitan area and East Asia, while responding to the severe environment that the airline industry is continuously facing and the ongoing changes in the government’s aviation policy.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/narita-to-see-270000-aircraft-movements-by-2012-considering-plans-for-lcc-dedicated-facilities-as-well/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/airasia-bookable-now-in-amadeus-gds-helps-airline-to-tap-into-new-market-segment-including-business-travel/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/airasia-bookable-now-in-amadeus-gds-helps-airline-to-tap-into-new-market-segment-including-business-travel/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:15:43 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=2168 Amadeus announced on September 10 that it has formed a partnership with AirAsia (AK) enabling the Amadeus-subscribing travel agencies to book flights for the customers on the AK Group flights. The introduction of “Ticketless Access,” which is the Amadeus technology solution for LCCs (low cost carriers), has achieved its implementation by AirAsia and all its subsidiaries including its long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X (D7) presently planning its service to Japan. The Amadeus Ticketless Access enables more than 102,200 travel agencies worldwide using Amadeus GDS to book the respective AK group flights in the same way as the system allows for a full-service airline.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/airasia-bookable-now-in-amadeus-gds-helps-airline-to-tap-into-new-market-segment-including-business-travel/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/96-of-lcc-customers-intend-to-fly-with-them-again-desire-for-better-service-remains-key-issue-appleworld-says-in-report/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/96-of-lcc-customers-intend-to-fly-with-them-again-desire-for-better-service-remains-key-issue-appleworld-says-in-report/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:13:48 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/96-of-lcc-customers-intend-to-fly-with-them-again-desire-for-better-service-remains-key-issue-appleworld-says-in-report/ 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