Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Blog#5: Jetstar's first flight from Narita

Good evening. This is Tomohiko Ebashi, and I would like to talk about a big news in the airline industry. We have been hearing a lot of news about LCCs (Low-Cost Carriers) lately, but there are not so many companies in operation as yet. Today, there was a news that one of the Japanese LCC companies, Jetstar, has succeeded in making its first flight from Narita International Airport (Tokyo) to New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido). This company's operation was a second one in the LCC industry, following the Peach Aviations Ltd. Another rival airline, AirAsia Japan.co, is now planning to start its operation from August.
All of the LCC companies are doing their best in keeping the cost affordable to many people, but since they are hiring many new pilots in such a short period of time, there are still some safety issues left. Toward this issue, the Jetstar President comments, "We will go all out to let customers enjoy pleasant flights while placing top priority on safety".
In my opinion, keeping the airfare low would be a  great news for all of those who want to spend their pastime away from home, but I am sure that this system would become a massive pressure for the airline staff who will be working under a harsh environment. I can only hope that the tragedy similar to the highway bus accident will not occur under such a stressful atmosphere.

The article and the pictures are from here.

2 comments:

  1. I think keeping the cost of flight tickets low is a great idea for many people, but I'm too afraid to take that flight since it is too cheap. It makes me think it is dangerous and the services are not so good. I would rather take a normal flight, like JAL or ANA.

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  2. I think it would be good for many people if the flight ticket were cheap. But it is very doubtful that the price is so low. I would like to know why flight tickets can be sold cheaply. I'm worrying that the quality of the machine is not so good and it can be that passengers are involved in an accident.

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