Air Japan: Японский лоукостер нового поколения

Low cost airline of Japan

Air Japan, legally Air Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社エアージャパン), is a Japanese low cost airline headquartered on the grounds of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba. Initially founded in 1990 as a charter airline, it was relaunched in 2022 as the low cost long haul arm of the ANA Group.

Air Japan was established as World Air Network on June 29, 1990, and became the charter airline arm of All Nippon Airways (ANA), but suspended operations in September 1995. On July 5, 2000, World Air Network was renamed Air Japan, and began operating services under the ANA brand. It relaunched service as a scheduled airline on January 1, 2001; its first flight departed from Osaka to Seoul, South Korea with a Boeing 767 300 transferred from ANA. On April 2, 2010, it was announced that Air Japan and ANA & JP Express would merge, with Air Japan being the surviving company. In taking over the operations of ANA & JP Express, which operated Boeing 767 cargo aircraft, Air Japan subsequently began operating both the passenger and cargo version of the Boeing 767. It would continue operating Boeing 767s on behalf of ANA, before beginning to operate Boeing 787s on behalf of ANA as well in 2018.

On March 8, 2022, ANA unveiled plans to transform Air Japan into a low cost medium haul carrier, with flights to be launched in the second half of the 2023 fiscal year. It was launched with the slogan Fly Thoughtful, and its brand name was restyled and revised to AirJapan. The airline is intended to be ANA's rival to Japan Airlines' Zipair Tokyo, which competes in the same sector. Later that year, Air Japan's first destination from its Tokyo Narita hub was announced as Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, beginning on February 9, 2024, marking the airline's inaugural flight as a low cost airline.

Prior to its redevelopment and relaunch as a low cost airline, Air Japan operated Boeing 767s and 787s on behalf of ANA. Its second aircraft was planned to be received in April 2024, with a total of six aircraft to be received by the end of the 2025 fiscal year.

Air Japan's aircraft are configured entirely in economy class seating, consisting of 324 seats in a 3–3–3 layout. As a low cost airline, Air Japan charges fees for additional services including additional baggage allowances and Wi Fi access, and offers a buy on board service for in flight catering, amenities, and goods. It offers streamable in flight entertainment to personal devices.