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New LCC Toki Air

Toki Air propeller plane takes off from Niigata airport in Niigata northwest of Tokyo for the northern Japan city of Sapporo on Jan. 31, 2024, as the Niigata-based new low cost carrier launched its maiden commercial flight.

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US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

Handout photo dated October 4, 2023 shows the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) transit the Ionian Sea. The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which started in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. The nuclear-powered Ford, the Navy's newest carrier with over 4,000 personnel and eight squadrons of aircraft, became a powerful symbol of American support by rushing closer to Israel after the Palestinian militant group's attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) leads the Italian navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) and U.S. Navy ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups in the Mediterranean Sea. .The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) lead ships from their carrier strike groups, including U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) during a formation transit of the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 23, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterran

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as pa

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated August 20, 2023 shows he world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), Italian Navy destroyer ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), Italian Navy frigate ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591), and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Ionian Sea, The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated October 4, 2023 shows the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) transit the Ionian Sea. The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated October 4, 2023 shows the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Italian Navy destroyer ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), Italian Navy frigate ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591), and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Ionian Sea. The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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AirAsia, Rakuten chiefs meet press to launch new LCC venture

TOKYO, Japan - AirAsia Bhd Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes (L) and Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani (R) meet the press in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to announce a plan to launch a joint low-cost carrier business in Japan next summer.

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LCC terminal opens at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Passengers prepare to board planes on Oct. 28, 2012, at Terminal 2 building exclusively for low cost carriers (LCCs), where flight service began the same day, at Kansai International Airport.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. staff greet passengers of the first flight of the Japanese low-cost carrier for New Chitose airport near Sapporo, at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:48 a.m. on March 1, 2012.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (2nd from R) speaks at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:02 a.m. on March 1, 2012, before the first flight of the Japanese low-cost carrier leaves the airport for New Chitose airport near Sapporo.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 7:30 a.m. on March 1, 2012, shows the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., which is taking off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture for New Chitose airport near Sapporo.

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Passengers embark on the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. for New Chitose airport near Sapporo, at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:51 a.m. on March 1, 2012.

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LCC Toki Air's first plane

Niigata-based LCC Toki Air's 1st plane arrives at Niigata airport from France via Manila on Nov. 5, 2022, ahead of the start of its commercial service, possibly in March 2023. It is planned that the 72-seat propeller plane made by French aircraft manufacturer ATR will fly to Sendai, Nagoya and Sapporo as well as cities in the Kansai region.

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LCC Toki Air's first plane

Niigata-based LCC Toki Air's 1st plane arrives at Niigata airport from France via Manila on Nov. 5, 2022, ahead of the start of its commercial service, possibly in March 2023. It is planned that the 72-seat propeller plane made by French aircraft manufacturer ATR will fly to Sendai, Nagoya and Sapporo as well as cities in the Kansai region.

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LCC Toki Air's first plane

Niigata-based LCC Toki Air's 1st plane arrives at Niigata airport from France via Manila on Nov. 5, 2022, ahead of the start of its commercial service, possibly in March 2023. It is planned that the 72-seat propeller plane made by French aircraft manufacturer ATR will fly to Sendai, Nagoya and Sapporo as well as cities in the Kansai region.

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New terminal for LCC at Narita airport

Terminal 3 (front L) at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, to be used exclusively for low-cost carriers from April 2015 is seen on Jan. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New LCC terminal unveiled at Narita airport

A check-in area of Terminal 3 at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, is unveiled to the media on March 25, 2015, prior to its opening on April 8. The newly built terminal for low-cost carriers is capable of handling 7.5 million passengers a year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New LCC terminal unveiled at Narita airport

A departure lounge with a passage way designed to mimic a running track is unveiled to the media in Terminal 3 at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on March 25, 2015, prior to its opening on April 8. The newly built terminal for low-cost carriers is capable of handling 7.5 million passengers a year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LCC Peach Aviation adds 'Akashiyaki' dumpling to inflight menu

Peach Aviation Ltd. announces in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 26, 2015, the addition to its inflight menu of the "Akashiyaki" octopus dumpling (front) from March 1 to mark the third anniversary of the low-cost airline's launch. Other local flour-based dishes, including "takoyaki" (middle) and "okonomiyaki" (back), are already available. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

CHITOSE, Japan - Passengers of the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. arrive at New Chitose airport near Sapporo at 9:15 a.m. on March 1, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. staff greet passengers of the first flight of the Japanese low-cost carrier for New Chitose airport near Sapporo, at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:48 a.m. on March 1, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (2nd from R) speaks at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:02 a.m. on March 1, 2012, before the first flight of the Japanese low-cost carrier leaves the airport for New Chitose airport near Sapporo. (Kyodo)

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 7:30 a.m. on March 1, 2012, shows the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., which is taking off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture for New Chitose airport near Sapporo. (Kyodo)

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Japan's LCC Peach Aviation commences operation

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Passengers embark on the first flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. for New Chitose airport near Sapporo, at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture at 6:51 a.m. on March 1, 2012. (Kyodo)

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JAL group LCC

Photo taken during a media event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2019, shows a Boeing 787 plane to be flown by ZIPAIR Tokyo, a low-cost carrier under the Japan Airlines group, on its routes to Bangkok and Seoul in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL group LCC

Photo taken during a media event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2019, shows a Boeing 787 plane to be flown by ZIPAIR Tokyo, a low-cost carrier under the Japan Airlines group, on its routes to Bangkok and Seoul in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL group LCC

Photo taken during a media event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2019, shows the interior of a Boeing 787 plane to be flown by ZIPAIR Tokyo, a low-cost carrier under the Japan Airlines group, on its routes to Bangkok and Seoul in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL group LCC

Photo taken during a media event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2019, shows the interior of a Boeing 787 plane to be flown by ZIPAIR Tokyo, a low-cost carrier under the Japan Airlines group, on its routes to Bangkok and Seoul in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL group LCC

Photo taken during a media event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2019, shows the interior of a Boeing 787 plane to be flown by ZIPAIR Tokyo, a low-cost carrier under the Japan Airlines group, on its routes to Bangkok and Seoul in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ZipAir Tokyo, new LCC unit of JAL

Photo taken March 8, 2019, in Tokyo shows the logo of Japan Airlines Co.'s new budget airline called ZipAir Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ZipAir, new LCC unit of JAL

Shingo Nishida, president of Japan Airlines Co.'s new budget airline called ZipAir Tokyo, attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean LCC plane makes emergency landing in Hokkaido

An aircraft of South Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet is seen after making an emergency landing at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2017. The aircraft made the landing after an onboard alarm indicated a fire in the landing gear storage compartment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo