AirAsia Japan CEO Update

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Yoshinori Odajiri:In Japan, we have several L CC s already, but Air As ia Japan— Air As ia Group is a kind of the real L CC. So we introduce the real L CC into the Japanese market. The real L CC means the difference between other L CC s and Air As ia Japan is the— we are the independent Air As ia Group. So some of the Japanese L CC s are kind of the joint venture with other Japanese carriers. So it 's quite different from us and the other L CC s. We will be starting the operation in next March, next spring. So at the very beginning, we will start 2 aircraft operations, both domest ically and internationally. So the route will be defined soon. Firstly, we have 2, and the next one, next year of the— within the year of 2016, we will have totally 5. So at this moment, we are now in the preparation process. So one of the big issues is how to get the A OC smoothly from the Japanese Civil Avi ation Bureau. So next one is the— of course, we work together with the airport people, so it 's quite challenging to getting lower the cost over the operations in Japan.

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