ANA announces the establishment of "Cheap Airline Company (LCC)" officially, fare conscious of high-speed bus etc.

The other dayIt is a policy to establish a "cheap airline company (LCC)" in which ANA can move a section such as Tokyo to Osaka cheaplyWe announced, but the official announcement was done from the company at last.

Domestic fares are said to be conscious of competing high-speed buses and railways, and it is expected contents.

Details are as below.
On the start of a joint project on LCC (Low Cost Carrier)
~ Based on Kansai International Airport, we will invest in Japan's first domestic and international LCC business ~

According to the press release jointly announced today by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the First Eastern Investment Group (FE), they are related to the first domestic flight international flight airline company (LCC, low cost carrier) in Japan based on Kansai International Airport It seems that they have agreed to invest in joint projects.

While the environment surrounding the airline industry is undergoing major changes, such as promotion of liberalization of air liberalization, changes in consumption trends due to the long-term economic slump, diversification of values, improvement of railway and road environment, East Asia Although the expansion of passenger flow in all over Japan is expected further, ANA seems to have felt the necessity of creation of new demand by low-cost airline company which overturns conventional common sense different from its brand.

And FE focuses on active travel demand, which is emerging in Asia, with a very large population, mainly in China, especially on the expansion of the number of Chinese travelers visiting Japan, and jointly develops business in the aviation and tourism field We are seeking a business partner that we can tackle and said that the ideas of both parties agreed.

Both companies are planning to build an overwhelming low-cost structured business model while seeking investors who agree with the LCC business, but according to the following reference materials, the domestic fare is "Price setting considering other transportation (railway, high-speed bus)", The international line is"Pricing to make a big difference to existing airlinesIt is said to be.

(PDF file)Reference material 1 Outline of the new company and future plans

By the way, as you can see from the link below, LCC has already been deployed in various countries around the world,Japan Airlines Includes LCC Entry into the Rebuilding PlanIt is expected that the decision will be expanded in the future, so the decision of ANA will be a major step for the Japanese aviation industry.

Cheap airlines list - Wikipedia