Vanilla Air ( バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア 株式会社 Banira Ea Kabushiki- gaiайa ) is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered in Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport ( Tokyo ), wholly owned by the All Nippon Airways main carrier [1] .
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| Established | 2013 | |||
| Base airports | Narita International Airport | |||
| Hubs | Narita International Airport | |||
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| Fleet size | eight | |||
| Destinations | 6 | |||
| Parent company | All nippon airways | |||
| Headquarters |  Tokyo Japan | |||
| Site | vanilla-air.com | |||
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History
In June 2013, AirAsia executives decided to reduce the ownership interest in their AirAsia Japan division, in which control was transferred to the Japanese airline ANA [2] . In August of the same year, AirAsia Japan management announced the continuation of the carrier's operations until October 26, 2013, after which, according to current plans, the airline carried out a full rebranding and on November 1 changed its official name to Vanilla Air . The updated carrier began working on two Airbus A320 aircraft , with plans to increase its own fleet to 10 airliners by 2015 [3] . The main area of activity of Vanilla Air was the implementation of passenger transportation on popular tourist routes from Japanese airports to countries in the Asia-Pacific region [4] [5] .
The expansion of the airline’s air fleet, according to market analysts, is necessary for more effective competition with a similar division of Jetstar Japan, another Japan Airlines main airline, also operating from its own hub at Narita International Airport [6] [7] [8] .
On December 20, 2013, Vanilla Air opened its first flights from Narita to Okinawa and Taipei [9] .
Routing Network
In May 2014, the Vanilla Air route network covered the following destinations [10] :
- Japan
- Amami - Amami Airport
- Okinawa - Naha Airport
- Sapporo - Chitose New Airport
- Tokyo - Narita International Airport
- Republic of China
- Taipei - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Kaohsiung - Kaohsiung Airport
Fleet
In May 2014, Vanilla Air operated a fleet of the following aircraft [11] :
| Type of aircraft | In operation | Passenger seats |
| Airbus A320-200 | eight | 180 [12] |
Notes
- ↑ “ Corporate Profile .” ( Archive ) Vanilla Air. Retrieved on January 19, 2014. “Headquarters Narita International Airport 2PTB, Chiba, JAPAN” - Address in Japanese ( Archive ): “成 田 国際 空港 第 2 旅客 タ ー ミ ナ ル 内” (Narita International Airport, inside Passenger Terminal 2)
- ↑ ANA 、 LCC を 一 本 化 エ ア ア ジ ア と の 合 弁 解 消 へ . 日本 経 済 新聞 (June 10, 2013).
- ↑ ＬＣＣ 新社 名 「バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア」 に エ ア ア ジ ア ・ ジ ャ パ ン (20 August 2013). Date of treatment August 20, 2013.
- ↑ AirAsia Japan rebranded 'Vanilla Air' (August 20, 2013). Date of treatment August 21, 2013.
- ↑ 第 ２ の 拠 点 空港 「中部 を 最 優先」 ＬＣＣ の バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア 社長 (October 1, 2013). Date of treatment October 1, 2013.
- ↑ ＡＮＡ 、 格安 航空 で 攻勢 ハ ワ イ や 台湾 に 観 光 路線 (July 31, 2013). Date of treatment July 31, 2013.
- ↑ 新 ＬＣＣ バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア 、 国際 観 光 路線 で 巻 き 返 し ２ 制 体制 の 増 強 課題 (2 September 2013). Date of treatment September 2, 2013.
- ↑ ＡＮＡ 系 ＬＣＣ バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア 、 「３ 年内 に 単 年度 黒 字 に」 (August 21, 2013). Date of treatment August 21, 2013.
- ↑ ＡＮＡ 系 格安 航空 、 バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア 就 航 社 名 一 新 し 再起 (December 20, 2013). Date of treatment December 20, 2013.
- ↑ Vanilla Air to give owner ANA a presence in abandoned markets while offering a hybrid model (1 October 2013). Date of treatment October 1, 2013.
- ↑ Yoshikawa, Tadayuki . バ ニ ラ ・ エ ア 、 白 装束 の A320 初 号 機 が 成 田 到 着 (November 14, 2013). Date of treatment November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Fleet and Seatmap ｜ Our Services | Vanilla Air: Airline Tickets, Flights and Airfare