AirAsia Japan ceases operations

AirAsia Japan has confirmed that it has decided to cease operations effective 5 October 2020. Since its incorporation in July 2014, the company has been operating domestic and international flights from its base in Chubu Centrair International Airport. The airline says that the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions and the uncertainties it has created “have severely curtailed demand for business and leisure travel resulting in flight reductions, cancellations and grounding of aircraft. These factors have weighed heavily on the Company’s ability to continue operations”. Representative Director and COO of AirAsia Japan, Jun Aida said, “Despite our unrelenting efforts to sustain operations