Spring Airlines Japan

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Spring Airlines Japan Co., Ltd.
春秋航空日本株式会社
Shunjū Kōkū Nihon Kabushiki Gaisha
Spring Airlines Japan logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
IJSJOJEY SPRING
FoundedOctober 2012;11 years ago (2012-10)
Commenced operations1 August 2014;10 years ago (2014-08-01)
Operating bases Narita International Airport
Fleet size9
Destinations7
Parent company
Headquarters Kozunomori, Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Key peopleHiroshi Ukai (Representative Director)
Total equity JPY 6 billion
Website jp.ch.com

Spring Airlines Japan(operating as Spring Japan) is a low-cost airline headquartered in Kozunomori, Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. [1] The airline began operations in August 2014, [2] having originally planned to begin operations in autumn 2013. [3] It is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines. [4]

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History

Spring Airlines announced in 2011 that it had plans to establish a subsidiary in Japan; it would be the first Chinese airline to do so. [5] Spring was required to find one or more local partners due to Japanese legal restrictions that would limit its investment to a minority stake. [6] When it launched, the airline was 33% owned by Spring Airlines, a Chinese low-cost carrier, with the remainder held by various Japanese investors. The airline is now majority-owned and controlled by Japan Airlines. [4]

Spring Airlines Japan headquarters in Narita Keisei Kozunomori sta 001.jpg
Spring Airlines Japan headquarters in Narita

The airline received an air operator's certificate on 17 December 2013, [7] having filed in September 2013 with 1.5 billion yen of equity capital, of which Spring Airlines invested 33%. The remainder of the airline's capital was provided by Japanese financial institutions, IT enterprises and trading companies, among others. There were plans to raise a further 4.5 billion yen of capital prior to commencement of operations. [8] Japanese travel agency JTB announced in March 2014 that it would invest in Spring Airlines Japan and enter a partnership with the airline to provide Japan tour packages to Chinese customers. [9]

Spring Airlines Japan planned to use primarily Japanese staff, such as retired Japan Airlines (JAL) pilots. Its head of operations, Minoru Uchida, was formerly a JAL pilot. [8]

Destinations

The airline serves the following destinations: [10]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
China Harbin Harbin Taiping International Airport [11]
Ningbo Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Tianjin Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Japan Hiroshima Hiroshima Airport
Sapporo New Chitose Airport [12]
Tokyo Narita International Airport Base

Fleet

Current fleet

Spring Airlines Japan Boeing 737-800 Spring Airlines Japan, Boeing 737-800 JA02GR NRT (17111503868).jpg
Spring Airlines Japan Boeing 737-800

As of July 2024, Spring Airlines Japan operates the following aircraft. [13] [14] The aircraft are fitted in a 189-seat configuration with 18 seats (the first three rows) curtained off as a premium cabin. [15]

Spring Airlines Japan fleet
Passenger fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
PYTotal
Boeing 737-800 6—18171189
Total6—
Cargo fleet
Airbus A321-200/P2F 3CargoOperated on behalf of Yamato Transport.
Total9

Fleet development

Spring Airlines Japan took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, on 17 July 2013. [16] Although Spring Airlines uses Airbus A320 aircraft, the 737 was chosen for its Japanese subsidiary due to the Boeing's greater popularity among Japanese airlines and the relative ease of finding 737-qualified pilots. [8]

In November 2022, Japan Airlines announced it had ordered 3 Airbus A321P2F freighters starting in Spring 2024. The aircraft are to be operated by Spring Airlines Japan in partnership with the Japanese courier Yamato Transport. The start of these services was prompted by the Japanese government restricting truck driver's yearly overtime to 960hrs, going into effect in spring 2024. The first aircraft, JA81YA, was delivered on November 6, 2023, in Yamato Transport's livery. All 3 freighters are to wear the Yamato livery.

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  3. ↑ "Spring Airlines Japan approved, delays launch to 2014: report". CAPA. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "JAL fully adopts Spring, to invest in LCC routes, fleets".
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  12. ↑ "Spring Airlines Japan Plans Hokkaido Service from Aug 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 18.
  14. ↑ "Spring Airlines Japan Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
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