SINGAPORE, 12 March 2026: After just two years flying the Air Japan flag, the low-cost airline is calling it quits on 29 March with its last international flight departing Singapore’s Changi Airport on 29 March.
It’s been slightly more than two years since the airline flew its inaugural flight from Tokyo to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport on 9 February 2024, promising passengers a hybrid airline experience on international medium-haul routes under the ANA Holdings Group banner.
The experiment ends at 0055 on 29 March, when its B787-8 aircraft departs Singapore Changi Airport for Narita International Airport. Its two Boeing Dreamliners, configured with an all-economy class cabin, will return to the All Nippon Airways fleet on 1 April, the start of the airline’s new fiscal year.
ANA Group said its decision, first announced on 30 October 2025, was due to several operational challenges, including the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on flight routes and delays in aircraft deliveries.
The airline ends operations with two flights:
NQ2 (Bangkok to Narita) departing at 0010 on 29 March and NQ4 (Singapore to Narita) departing at 0055 on 29 March.
Services to popular tourist destinations in Asia will be flown under the ANA flag, with future bookings open directly on the official AirJapan website.
In its official statement, ANA said: “While we have operated flights under both the AirJapan and ANA brands, we will operate ANA-branded flights exclusively from the next fiscal year onward (1 April).”
Air Japan’s history
World Air Network Co Ltd registered the airline on 29 June 1990, and on 5 July 2000, the company name changed to Air Japan Co Ltd.
On 1 July 2010, it was merged with ANA & JP Express Co Ltd, and on 30 March 2018, it took delivery of its first of two Boeing 787 aircraft.
By 8 March 2022, ANA announced yet another change, adopting a new AirJapan branding. The new livery was launched on 9 February 2024, coinciding with the inaugural Dreamliner flight from Tokyo Narita to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Head Office: ANA Narita Sky Centre 3B, Narita International Airport, Narita City, Chiba, Japan
Capital: 50 million yen (as of 1 April 2025)
President & CEO: Hideki Mineguchi
Number of Employees: 1,299 (as of 1 April 12025)
ANA announces new President and CEO
Meanwhile, All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced changes to its board. Juichi Hirasawa, Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President, will succeed Shinichi Inoue as ANA Holdings Inc President and CEO from 1 April 2026, while Inoue will become Senior Advisor of ANA Holdings Inc on the same date.
Hirasawa joined ANA in 1986. During his tenure with the ANA Group, he has held multiple positions, mainly in business planning and corporate strategy. Notably, as an Executive Officer since 2018, he has played a pivotal role in formulating and executing management strategies, effectively navigating the company through the COVID-19 crisis. He currently serves as Representative Director and Executive Vice President of ANA Holdings Inc, focusing primarily on industrial policy, government affairs, and economic security.
Inoue was appointed President and CEO of ANA in April 2022. Under his leadership, ANA contributed to the Group’s record-high operating revenue in FY2024, while maintaining its SKYTRAX 5-Star rating.
(Source: ANA)
