Spring Japan, previously Spring Airlines 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 joint venture between Japan Airlines and Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines, although JAL holds a majority stake in the operation.[4]
History
Chinese 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.