Dallas — ZIPAIR Tokyo (ZG) has announced that it will offer flights between Tokyo Narita (NTR) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this summer.

From June 2nd to October 27th, ZIPAIR will operate five flights per week between NTR and SFO with the highly efficient Boeing 787-8.

San Francisco will be the airline’s third route across the Pacific, joining Los Angeles and San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC).

Comments by SFO, ZIPAIR

“We are very excited to welcome the ZIPAIR service between SFO and Tokyo this summer,” said Airport Director Ivar C. Satero. “With this move, travelers can enjoy ZIPAIR’s fantastic value for money along with SFO’s award-winning, world-class airport experience. We thank ZIPAIR for choosing SFO and are committed to making this new service a success.”

“We are pleased to announce the launch of the San Francisco Tokyo Narita route, which will become our fourth gateway in the United States. Through our relationship with SFO, we are confident that this service will provide a valuable link for commercial and cultural exchange for our mutual customers,” said ZIPAIR President Shingo Nishida.

Featured image: ZG operates four Boeing 787-8s, with one more on order. Photo: ZIPAIR

When Japanese low-cost airline ZIPAIR Tokyo began direct flights from San Jose, California to the Japanese capital, BEN WANG was on board. Read his travelogue in our March 2023 issue.

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SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Breeze Airways, the newest and nicest US low-fare airline founded by aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman, debuted service today from Provo, UT, which now serves as the carrier’s first west coast base, and from San Bernardino, CA, where the airline had the honor of debuting as the new airport’s first commercial service.

Breeze will operate daily nonstop flights from both Provo (PVU) and San Bernardino (SBD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), with fares starting as low as $39 one-way. In addition, the airline will offer one-stop/no plane change “BreezeThru” service between Provo and San Bernardino, via SFO.

“Today’s events mark three major milestones for Breeze as we launch service in Provo and San Bernardino, while opening our first West Coast base in Provo, near our Salt Lake City headquarters,” said Tom Doxey, President of Breeze Airways. “We also have the rare honor today of being the very first commercial airline to fly into San Bernardino, marking a major milestone for the airport and its community. We congratulate the government and airport officials that helped make this happen and look forward to serving the residents of these cities.”

Breeze currently employs more than 250 Team Members in its Salt Lake City headquarters and Provo base, with plans to hire 180 more in the coming year.

Breeze’s business model, which focuses on providing fast, efficient, and affordable air service between underserved city pairs, has continued to expand its footprint across the US using mid-sized aircraft, such as the A220-300. The airline doesn’t charge change or cancellation fees up to 15 minutes prior to departure and offers other benefits such as free family seating and a la carte pricing and upgrades including premium seating.

“By investing in vital airport infrastructure, Provo City created economic opportunity rather than waiting for it. With Breeze Airways now operating daily nonstop flights to an international airport, our forward-looking vision has opened our community to the world,” said Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi. “The Provo Airport is already establishing a niche for vacationers who appreciate affordable, convenient travel without the hassle of layovers and connections.”

“What an amazing day for our Inland Empire community, the Airport and IVDA Commissions, our staff, and our many partners,” said Frank J. Navarro, SBD’s Commission President and Mayor of the nearby city of Colton. “Today, we start a new chapter in SBD’s history and future possibilities, as we finally achieve our long-held goal of delivering safe, convenient, affordable airline service options to our residents. On behalf of myself and our Commissioners, thank you to the entire Breeze team for their partnerships, commitment, and investment to our San Bernardino International Airport and all it serves and will continue to do for the traveling public.”

“We are very excited to welcome two new Breeze destinations,” said SFO Airport Director Ivar C. Satero. “With new service to Provo, and the first-ever commercial service to San Bernardino, Breeze is giving travelers what they value most… more travel options at competitive prices. We wish Breeze continued success in San Francisco.”

Additionally, Breeze announced a partnership with Brigham Young University Athletics to become their “Official Hometown Airline.” The five-year agreement, in partnership with San Bernardino Airport, spans across nearly all men’s and women’s athletics programs and home games and includes flying BYU teams to away games and other events.

“We are excited to partner with Breeze Airways,” said Casey Stauffer, BYU associate athletic director for corporate sponsorship. “As BYU Athletics continues to prepare for Big 12 Conference membership, we’re thankful to have excellent corporate partners coming aboard with us. It’s especially exciting to partner with businesses run by former Cougar student-athletes, like Tom and Breeze Airways. We are looking forward to some great years ahead.”

“As a former BYU baseball player, I know how passionate the Provo community is about BYU athletics,” Doxey said. “Breeze is very proud to be the ‘Official Hometown Airline of BYU Athletics’ and to support this incredible program as it transitions into the Big 12, while building brand affinity and awareness for Breeze by tapping into its powerful fan base.”

Breeze will add more destinations from Provo this year, including nonstop service to Las Vegas, starting October 5, and to Los Angeles, starting November 2.

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About Breeze Airways

Breeze Airways began service in May 2021 from 16 destinations primarily in the east and southeast of the United States. One year later, it was ranked as the No. 2 US best domestic airline of 2021 by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. In 2022, Breeze expanded west across the US, including coast-to-coast flights, and now offers 87 nonstop routes between 30 cities in 18 states. Founded by aviation entrepreneur David Neeleman, Breeze operates a fleet of Embraer 190/195 and Airbus A220-300 aircraft, with a focus on providing efficient and affordable flights between secondary airports, bypassing hubs for shorter travel times. With seamless booking, no change or cancellation fees, up to 24-months of reusable flight credit and customized flight features – including complimentary family seating – delivered via a sleek and simple app, Breeze makes it easy to buy and easy to fly. Flights are on sale at www.flybreeze.com and via the Breeze app.

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[ Routes ]June 6, 2021 10:31 a.m. ET

From Winston Shek

Bamboo Airways applies for flights to San Francisco and Los Angeles

In a recent filing from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bamboo Airways announced its intention to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles and San Francisco from the third quarter of 2021 after previous reports on the airline’s plans to fly to San Francisco Francisco to start.

In April, AirlineGeeks reported that Bamboo Airways chairman Trinh Van Quyet plans to start flights to San Francisco in September, pending market conditions rebound.

“We will start operating charter flights to the US in July and aim to start commercial non-stop flights between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco in September with an initial frequency of three flights a week,” he said at the time .

According to VnExpress, Vietnam’s Department of Transportation completes the process of naming Bamboo Airways for its first charter flights to the United States. Bamboo Airways charters would likely serve as return flights for Vietnamese citizens looking to return home as non-essential travel to Vietnam is barred to everyone else. It will also meet important travel needs between the two countries such as: B. for Vietnamese students and relatives returning to the US. Currently, any indication of what the objectives or dates of this charter would be remains unseen.

In addition, the low-cost carrier finalized a preliminary schedule for flights to San Francisco and Los Angeles after receiving approval for the proposed flight times at the two slot-facilitated airports. Its preliminary schedule in San Francisco is arriving at 10 a.m. and departing at 1 p.m., departing from Ho Chi Minh City in the late morning or early afternoon and arriving in Ho Chi Minh City in the evening enables. In the meantime, the preliminary schedule for Los Angeles is a 9:30 a.m. arrival and a 12:30 p.m. departure, allowing for similar departures and arrivals to and from Ho Chi Minh City.

The flights are operated between four and seven times a week.

Bamboo Airways will use the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route. The long-haul aircraft have two seat configurations, one with 294 seats with 26 business class seats, 21 premium economy seats and 247 economy seats and another with 292 seats with 30 business class seats, 36 premium economy seats and 226 economy seats.

In its application to the Department of Transportation, Bamboo Airways applied for the rights to flights to Seattle, New York and Dallas, with possible stopovers in Osaka and Nagoya, Japan and Taipei, Taiwan, and the rights to continue flights to Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. All of these routes have been selected by the Vietnamese government. However, the airline does not have fifth freedom rights between the US and Japan and will fly non-stop to Los Angeles and San Francisco while the stopover request is pending.

In addition, Bamboo Airways plans to codeshare with a “large” US airline. In the case of codeshare with an airline, the Hanoi-based airline has the right to codeshare flights to 25 destinations in the USA: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Newark, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, St. Louis, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Washington DC, and Wichita.

In addition, Bamboo Airways has begun hiring staff for its San Francisco office, including a station manager in San Francisco, a positive sign of concrete service plans.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Bamboo Airways had announced plans for US services such as the use of an Airbus A380 over Taipei, but these were never realized. In addition, the airline had announced its intention to fly to the US by late 2020 or early 2021, but that never materialized.

Prior to the pandemic, the airline’s route network consisted of a sizeable domestic route network and flights to Japan, South Korea and Taipei, and planned to introduce flights to Prague, Czech Republic and Munich, Germany in 2020. Currently, in addition to US services, Bamboo Airways is proposing flights to Australia, the UK and additional flights to Europe before.

Currently, Vietnam Airlines plans to offer flights between Vietnam and the US from 2021, although it is unclear whether they will start these flights. In 2020, the airline repatriated Vietnamese citizens via San Francisco, Houston and Washington Dulles.

According to RoutesOnline, Saber data shows that O&D traffic from Vietnam to the US totaled 1.77 million passengers in 2019, including 300,300 passengers on the Ho Chi Minh to Los Angeles route and 198,000 passengers on the Ho Chi Minh to Los Angeles route San Francisco.

There are concerns about profitability given the demand numbers between the two destinations. In 2018, Vietnam Airlines CEO Doung Tri Thanh stated, “Vietnam Airlines could experience an average annual loss of $ 30 million in the first five years of operation if we open a direct route to the US.” 5 years.

Those losses could be suffered by Bamboo Airways as they launch their flight routes, a blow to their reported $ 13 million profit in 2020.

Ever since Winston was a toddler, he has always been fascinated by airplanes. From landing wide-body aircraft in Washington Dulles to traveling the world, Winston always kept his eyes on the sky. Winston began aviation photography in 2018 and now occasionally posts his photos on his Instagram account. He has previously written for a blog. In his spare time, Winston loves playing chess, recreational activities and watching sports. Winston plans to look into the future too looking to serve the aviation industry.

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