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asia in action
The growth potential of Asia-Pacific,
still relatively untapped by low-cost
carriers, has seen a string of new
projects over the last year. But with
deregulation in the region still in its
formative stages, airlines – both network
and low-cost carriers – have turned to
local partners and subsidiary structures
for their new operations
INDONESIA
■ Mandala Airlines,
the low-cost carrier
in which Tiger
Airways has a
minority stake,
resumed flights in
April after being
grounded for over a
year
PHILIPPINES
■ AirAsia Philippines launched domestic
flights from Clark airport in March
■ Incumbent low-cost leader in the country,
Cebu Pacific, has plans to start a low-cost
long-haul operation using eight Airbus
A330s in the third quarter of 2013
■ Tiger Airways is in the process of buying a
40% stake in local carrier Seair
JAPAN
■ Osaka-based Peach
Aviation, in which
All Nippon Airways
holds a minority
stake, launched
domestic flights in
March
■ JetStar Japan,
whose joint venture
partners include
Oneworld carriers
Japan Airlines and
Qantas, has just
taken delivery of its
first Airbus A320 and
will launch from
Tokyo Narita in July
■ AirAsia and ANA
joint venture AirAsia
Japan is set to begin
domestic flights in
August
■ Chinese carrier
Spring Airlines
plans launch of a
Japanese joint
venture mid-2013
flightglobal.com
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