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Jetstar Japan names destination cities

Jetstar Japan names destination cities

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, introducing four destination cities the low-cost carrier will serve -- Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha -- from its home base Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The budget airline set up by Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, also said it will commence domestic flights on July 3, 2012.

Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Suzuki, who will become the chief executive officer of budget airline Jetstar Japan, holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, which jointly set up Jetstar Japan, announced the same day the appointment of Suzuki, a former senior executive director of fixed-line phone service provider Japan Telecom Co., as the CEO of the airline that aims to begin flying by the end of 2012.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Airlines Co. President Masaru Onishi, Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan and Hideshi Takeuchi, vice president and group chief executive officer of Industrial Finance, Logistics and Development Group at Mitsubishi Corp., pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2011. The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi announced the launch of budget airline Jetstar Japan.

Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Suzuki, who will become the chief executive officer of budget airline Jetstar Japan, holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, which jointly set up Jetstar Japan, announced the same day the appointment of Suzuki, a former senior executive director of fixed-line phone service provider Japan Telecom Co., as the CEO of the airline that aims to begin flying by the end of 2012. (Kyodo)

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Airlines Co. President Masaru Onishi, Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan and Hideshi Takeuchi, vice president and group chief executive officer of Industrial Finance, Logistics and Development Group at Mitsubishi Corp., pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2011. The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi announced the launch of budget airline Jetstar Japan. (Kyodo)

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Airlines Co. President Masaru Onishi, Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan and Hideshi Takeuchi, vice president and group chief executive officer of Industrial Finance, Logistics and Development Group at Mitsubishi Corp., hold a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2011. The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi announced the launch of budget airline Jetstar Japan. (Kyodo)

Jetstar Japan names destination cities

Jetstar Japan names destination cities

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, introducing four destination cities the low-cost carrier will serve -- Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha -- from its home base Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The budget airline set up by Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, also said it will commence domestic flights on July 3, 2012. (Kyodo)