AirAsia Japan to offer 5 yen promotional fares for domestic routes
News On Japan via Mainichi -- May 30

AirAsia Japan Co., a budget airline owned partly by All Nippon Airways Co., said Wednesday it will start selling one-way tickets on its website for 5 yen for 10,000 seats on three domestic routes in a special campaign ahead of its inaugural flight scheduled for Aug. 1.

The promotional tickets are available for flights linking Narita International Airport near Tokyo to Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha in Okinawa Prefecture. The Tokyo-Sapporo and Tokyo-Fukuoka flights will commence on Aug. 1, while the Tokyo-Okinawa route will start on Aug. 3.

The special tickets will be sold for four days from Thursday to Sunday for flights from Aug. 28 to Nov. 28.

Source: Mainichi



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