AirJapan will suspend operations in April as its parent company, ANA Group, discontinues the low-cost brand and reallocates its aircraft to the mainline carrier, All Nippon Airways.
The ANA Group announced on Thursday that the AirJapan brand will cease in April, with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet and personnel transferred to ANA to offset aircraft delivery delays affecting the parent airline’s fleet.
“To optimise the allocation of the Group’s resources, ANA Group has decided to suspend the AirJapan brand. Its aircraft and staff will be integrated into ANA’s international operations to support expansion,” the company said.
The final AirJapan flight from Narita to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport will depart on March 28, with the return leg on March 29.
Despite the looming suspension, AirJapan’s Thai Facebook page has yet to mention the change, instead promoting special fares for its autumn campaign running from Oct 23 to March 28 next year.
AirJapan currently operates routes from Narita to Singapore and Seoul, in addition to Bangkok. ANA Group will continue to run Peach Aviation, its other low-cost carrier based at Kansai Airport in Osaka.
