Peach Aviation: New Osaka (Kansai) ~ Amami Service.
* ~ The Only Direct Flight between Kansai International Airport and Amami, a future Natural World Heritage Site ~
* Peach's second route to Amami after the service from Narita
* The number of Peach flights expands to 40 in total, 21 domestic routes and 19 international routes
Osaka- Today, Peach Aviation Limited ('Peach'; Representative Director and
CEO: Shinichi Inoue) has started service between Osaka (Kansai) and Amami. The service will be the only direct flight to and from Amami out of Kansai International Airport. There will be one roundtrip flight daily.
Today's ceremony at the arrival of the first flight from Osaka (Kansai) to Amami Airport was attended by Satoshi Mitazono, Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture, representatives from local governments and organizations, and Shinichi Inoue, Representative Director and CEO of Peach Aviation. The passengers were welcomed at the arrival gate with a lei with Amami Islands' famous raw sugar bars and a pink flower lei with Peach Aviation's logo.
During the ceremony, Shinichi Inoue, Representative Director and CEO of Peach Aviation greeted the attendees by saying, 'This is the only direct flight that connects Kansai with the Amami Islands, which hope to be inscribed as a Natural World Heritage site next summer. The Amami Islands and Kansai share a deep connection, with many people traveling between the two regions. I hope that you will use our Peach 'flying trains' to travel back to your hometowns, to visit relatives, and for many other purposes.'
Many passengers currently use Peach's flights between Tokyo (Narita) and Amami, which began operating on October 1, 2019. With this additional service between Osaka (Kansai) and Amami starting today, Peach can now offer flights to Amami for people who live in the Greater Tokyo Area and the Kansai region, as well as inbound travelers who use Narita and Kansai airports.
Before the first flight from Osaka(Kansai) to Amami Kenji Kakujo, Vice Chairman of Peach, joined the flight attendants and gave each passenger a Senshu towel suvenier, 'PEACH LIVE' and flight tag. They also gave each passenger a high-five as they boarded the plane.
On the other hand Peach start to service between Tokyo (Narita) and Ishigaki which also started today, Peach will now operate 40 routes in total, 21 of them domestic and 19 international. Last December, Peach operated 31 routes in total, 16 of them domestic and 15 international. Within a year, Peach added as many as nine routes to its network of 'flying trains.'
Going forward, Peach's goal is to support to convenient air travel, contribute to the revitalization of local communities, and become the leading Low-Cost Carrier in Asia.
Flight Information
https://corporate.flypeach.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/191226-Press-Release-E.pdf
Airbus A320-200(capacity 180 passenger)
About Peach(www.flypeach.com)
Peach began operating out of Kansai Airport in March 2012. It currently services 21 domestic and 19 international routes with 30 aircraft from its bases: New Chitose Airport, Sendai Airport, Narita Airport, Fukuoka Airport and Naha Airport in addition to Kansai Airport. It operates approximately 140 flights per day, and over 20,000 passengers fly with Peach every day. Peach integrated with Vanilla Air, based in Narita Airport, on November 1, 2019 and aim to become Asia's leading LCC.
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