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Peach Aviation begins services to Singapore

Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. holds a ceremony to inaugurate services to Singapore at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2024. The first flight left the airport the same day.

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Peach Aviation begins services to Singapore

Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. inaugurates services to Singapore with the first flight (back) leaving Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Peach Aviation begins services to Singapore

Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. inaugurates services to Singapore with the first flight leaving Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2024.

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Peach stepping up efforts to hire pilots to boost flights

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 at Kansai International Airport shows Ryoji Fujii (R), a rookie pilot of Peach Aviation, ready to fly an airplane under the direction of a captain. Fujii, who entered Peach as the low-cost carrier's first pilot trainee in January 2013, is in the final phase of the airline's pilot training program.

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Peach Aviation adds low-calorie meals to inflight menu

OSAKA, Japan - Budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. announces on Nov. 27, 2014, the offer of three low-calorie meals on its revised inflight menu from Dec. 1 as shown in this compilation of photos: (from top) steamed salmon trout with basil cream sauce, rice of 16 different grains and Qeema curry with chicken breast, and a seasonal "bento" set of sushi with a "soba" noodle salad. Prices range from 800 yen to 850 yen.

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Nankai, Peach Aviation launches special "Rapi:t"

OSAKA, Japan - A special version of Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s "Rapi:t" limited express train sporting a design similar to low-cost carrier Peach Aviation's aircraft is seen in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2014. The "Happyliner" will run for about a year from Sept. 7 between Nankai Namba Station and Kansai-Airport Station.

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Peach Aviation aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in August 2012 at Kansai International Airport near Osaka shows an Airbus A320 aircraft operated by Peach Aviation Ltd. Peach and other Japanese budget airlines are vigorously competing through fare cuts in the still growing market.

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Peach Aviation passenger traffic slow on flight cancelations

OSAKA, Japan - Only a small number of people are seen in Peach Aviation's terminal at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on May 18, 2014, on the eve of massive flight cancelations caused by an acute shortage of pilots.

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Peach Aviation struggles with pilot shortage

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2012 shows a Peach Aviation Ltd. aircraft over Kansai International Airport near Osaka. Peach is facing headwinds in its business, with a massive cancellation of flights starting on May 19, 2014, that will last through the fall, as the Japanese budget carrier has failed to secure enough pilots amid increasing demand for flights.

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Plane's abnormal descent near Naha airport likely human error

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Endo (back), head of the general planning department of Peach Aviation Ltd., a budget airline, and Yasunobu Funai, chief of the company's operational section, bow in apology at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on April 30, 2014, a day after a company Airbus A320-200 descended dangerously close to the sea near Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Plane's abnormal descent near Naha airport likely human error

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 29, 2014, shows an Airbus A320-200 of Peach Aviation Ltd., a budget airline, in a hanger at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, after it descended dangerously close to the sea near Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in the day.

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Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue is pictured during an interview in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 26, 2013. He said the budget carrier aims to start a service linking Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, and a Southeast Asian city in 2014.

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Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Mariko Shinoda (C), a member of the pop idol group AKB48, poses in front of a Peach Aviation airplane featuring her face during a ceremony at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The ceremony marked the launch of the low-cost carrier's Kansai-Narita service.

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Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Mariko Shinoda (C), a member of the pop idol group AKB48, poses in front of a Peach Aviation airplane featuring her face during a ceremony at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The ceremony marked the launch of the low-cost carrier's Kansai-Narita service.

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Peach Aviation Okinawa-Taipei flight

NAHA, Japan - The first flight takes off from Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2013, as budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. launches a daily round-trip service linking Naha and Taipei.

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Peach to start flying between Kansai, Narita airports

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) and company staff at a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The low-cost carrier said that day it will start two round-trip flights daily between Kansai airport and Narita airport on Oct. 27. The new service will be the first flights serving the Tokyo metropolitan area by Peach Aviation, which has been using Kansai International Airport in western Japan as its hub.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - Officials and workers wave to the first flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. leaving Sendai Airport for Kansai International Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue speaks during a ceremony at Sendai Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai International Airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - A ground worker guides check-in for a flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. at Sendai Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai International Airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - Passengers head to board the first flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. at Sendai Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai International Airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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Peach starts Sendai-Kansai flights

SENDAI, Japan - The first flight of Peach Aviation Ltd. arrives at Sendai Airport from Kansai International Airport on April 12, 2013. The Japanese low-cost carrier launched its flight service that day linking Sendai Airport with Kansai airport serving the Osaka area, becoming the first budget airline flying to the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan.

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LCCs reviving women's dream of becoming flight attendants

OSAKA, Japan - Eri Otsubo, who works as a flight attendant for Peach Aviation Ltd., is seen at Kansai airport on Feb. 12, 2013. Otsubo, who has a daughter at kindergarten, was employed by the low cost carrier in September last year, realizing the dream she had abandoned when a university student.

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Peach Aviation marks 1st anniv.

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (R) poses during a ceremony at Kansai International Airport on March 1, 2013, which was held as the Japanese low-cost carrier marked the first anniversary of its flights.

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Peach Aviation marks 1st anniv.

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Cabin attendants of Peach Aviation Ltd. welcome departing passengers on an early morning flight with high fives at Kansai International Airport on March 1, 2013, as the Japanese low-cost carrier marked the first anniversary of its flights.

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Peach Aviation marks 1st anniv.

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Cabin attendants of Peach Aviation Ltd. and life-size mascots from various locations served by the airline welcome departing passengers on an early morning flight at Kansai International Airport on March 1, 2013, when the Japanese low-cost carrier marked the first anniversary of its flights.

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Peach Aviation logs over 1 million passengers

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Shinichi Inoue (C), chief executive officer of Peach Aviation Ltd., presents the one-millionth passenger of the Japanese budget carrier, Kayo Hamada (2nd from R), with a memento and a flight voucher worth 100,000 yen during a ceremony at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 29, 2012. The carrier, partially owned by All Nippon Airways Co., went into business in March 2012.

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Peach Aviation to launch flights to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) poses during a press conference in Taipei on Oct. 9, 2012, as the Japanese budget carrier will begin flying between Osaka and Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Oct. 16, 2012.

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Peach Aviation launches 1st int'l flights

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Employees of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., pour peach juice into champagne glasses at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, on May 8, 2012, to celebrate its first international service that commenced the same day between the airport and Incheon International Airport near Seoul. To the left stands a cutout of Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue.

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Peach Aviation launches 1st int'l flights

SEOUL, South Korea - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (2nd from R) poses for photos after holding a press conference in Seoul on May 8, 2012. The Japanese low-cost carrier commenced its first international service the same day between Kansai International Airport, western Japan, and Incheon International Airport near Seoul.

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Peach Aviation launches 1st int'l service

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Employees of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. pose at Kansai International Airport, western Japan, on May 8, 2012, to celebrate its first international service that commenced the same day between the airport and Incheon International Airport near Seoul.

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Peach Aviation launches 1st int'l flights

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Employees of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, on May 8, 2012, see off passengers on its first international service that commenced the same day between the airport and Incheon International Airport near Seoul.

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Peach Aviation launches 1st int'l flights

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Photo taken on May 8, 2012, shows the first international flight of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. taking off from Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture for Incheon International Airport near Seoul.

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Peach Aviation launches 1st int'l flights

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Employees of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd., wearing traditional Korean clothing, attend an event at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on May 8, 2012, to promote its first international service that commenced the same day between the airport and Incheon International Airport near Seoul.

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Peach Aviation launches flights

OSAKA, Japan - A passenger buys lunch from a flight attendant aboard Peach Aviation Ltd.'s first flight from Osaka to Sapporo on March 1, 2012. The airline, Japan's first budget carrier, commenced operation the same day.

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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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Peach Aviation unveils new routes

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (C) poses for photos during a press conference in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The Japanese budget airline announced five new domestic and international routes.

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1st airplane of Peach Aviation arrives at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. shows to reporters the inside of its first aircraft that arrived at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2011.

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1st airplane of Peach Aviation arrives at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (C) poses for photos before the first aircraft of the Japanese low-cost carrier that arrived at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2011.

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1st airplane of Peach Aviation arrives at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - The first aircraft of Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2011, prior to the launch of its services in March 2012.

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Peach Aviation's uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - A man and women pose in cabin attendant uniforms of Peach Aviation Ltd. during the uniforms' unveiling event held by the company at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. Peach Aviation was established in February 2011 by All Nippon Airways Co. as a joint low-cost carrier with Hong Kong-based investment firms to operate flights from and to Kansai International Airport near Osaka city, beginning in March 2012.

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Peach Aviation's uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - A man and women pose in cabin attendant uniforms of Peach Aviation Ltd. during the uniforms' unveiling event held by the company at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. Peach Aviation was established in February 2011 by All Nippon Airways Co. as a joint low-cost carrier with Hong Kong-based investment firms to operate flights from and to Kansai International Airport near Osaka city, beginning in March 2012.

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ANA affiliated low-cost carrier

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue holds an airplane model at a press conference in Osaka in May 2011. Peach Aviation, a Japanese low-cost carrier owned partially by All Nippon Airways Co., plans to begin operating flights in March 2012.

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ANA-affiliated low-cost carrier gets business license

TOKYO, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (R front) receives a business license at the transport ministry in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. Peach Aviation is a Japanese low-cost carrier owned partially by All Nippon Airways Co.

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New budget airline Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue holds a model of a pink-painted airplane of the new budget airline during a press conference in Osaka on May 24, 2011.

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Peach's resumption of Osaka-Seoul flights

Employees of low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. attend an event in Osaka on June 28, 2022, to promote flights between Osaka and Seoul, which will resume on Aug. 28.

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Capsule vending machine for air tickets

Photo taken at a fashion complex in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2021, shows a capsule vending machine selling air tickets, set up by Peach Aviation Ltd. the same day. Tickets for five destinations, all from Fukuoka airport and including Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo, are available at the vending machine, the fourth of its kind for the Osaka Prefecture-based low-cost carrier, through smartphone-based payment of 5,000 yen.

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Capsule vending machine for air tickets

Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Takeaki Mori (C) poses on Dec. 14, 2021, in front of a capsule vending machine selling air tickets, set up at a fashion complex in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, the same day. Tickets for five destinations, all from Fukuoka airport and including Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo, are available at the vending machine, the fourth of its kind for the Osaka Prefecture-based low-cost carrier, through smartphone-based payment of 5,000 yen.