JAL to launch budget airline ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Carrier may offer first low-cost flights from Japan to Europe and the US

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Japan Airlines is set to establish a new low-cost subsidiary ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. JAL currently holds a stake in Jetstar Japan.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines is set to launch a budget airline with the aim of offering medium- and long-haul international flights by 2020, when Tokyo is set to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

JAL will also consider providing the first low-cost flights between Japan and Europe, as well as Japan and the U.S. The envisioned users are both Japanese outbound travelers and foreign visitors to Japan.

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