Domestic tourists fly the coop

Travel agents have resorted to taking domestic tourists on tours abroad after failing to get air tickets for inbound destinations, especially those on special discount offers.

ANA to launch budget airline

( FT ) -- All Nippon Airways has formed a partnership with a Hong Kong-based investment fund to launch a budget airline that could reshape Japan's costly air travel market by halving fares on some routes.

Japan airline ANA to launch low-cost carrier by year-end

Japan ’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a low-cost carrier operating both international and domestic short-haul routes, anticipating booming Asian travel demand, the airline said yesterday.