Japan's Star Flyer to resume international flights, eyeing Taiwan tourists

Regional airline hopes to pull out of domestic business travel slump

Star Flyer looks to leverage the proximity of Kyushu, its home turf, to Asia. (Photo by Makoto Okada)

KEIICHI FURUKAWA and OSAMI KINOSHITA

September 30, 2025 00:26 JST

TOKYO/KITAKYUSHU, Japan -- Star Flyer will resume regular international flights to and from Japan next year, anticipating traffic from Taiwan as domestic business passenger numbers languish.

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