This Budget Airline Just Launched a New U.S.-to-Tokyo Route for Under $350

Houston residents can have a brand new choice to Tokyo when price range airline Zipair launches new flights for as little as $333 a technique starting subsequent March.

Zipair, a subsidiary of Japan Airways, will join Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport and Tokyo’s Narita Airport four-days-a-week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from March 4, 2025, the airport announced Wednesday. The almost 14-hour flights will probably be on Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners with 18 lie-flat enterprise class seats and 272 economic system seats.

The under-$400 fare comes as an enormous financial savings in comparison with different airways on the Houston-Tokyo route. All Nippon Airways (ANA) and United Airways each supply every day flights with airfares beginning at $595 a technique for a primary, no-frills ticket subsequent March. Costs climb rapidly after that.

“We sit up for welcoming new and seasoned vacationers to make the most of our absolutely customizable journey expertise, together with complimentary Wi-Fi service” Shingo Nishida, President of ZipairTokyo, mentioned within the announcement.

The promotional $333 fare is obtainable on the market on ZIPAIR’s website by way of Nov. 30.

Whereas the brand new Tokyo route will not be launched in time for too for Houstonians to take Christmas and New Years trips this yr, vacationers can have a brand new inexpensive choice to see Tokyo’s famed cherry blossoms subsequent spring. Guests can get a drink on the Park Hyatt Tokyo of “Misplaced in Translation” fame, or try town’s high luxurious purchasing scene.

Sports activities followers and their households may even absorb a Japanese baseball sport.

“The brand new route between Houston and Tokyo will strengthen our enterprise ties with Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific area,” mentioned Houston Mayor John Whitmire in a press release. “It can additionally carry extra guests to expertise Houston’s vibrant tradition, world-class healthcare and numerous industries.”

Houston is ZIPAIR’s fifth U.S. vacation spot after Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose, Calif. The airline provides vacationers onward connections to Bangkok and Singapore through Tokyo.