One of my students yesterday told me about a great deal that he found on a flight to Okinawa using a “LCC” (low cost carrier) in Japan. LCCs are trying to break into the Japanese market which until now has been held captive by the overcharging domestic airlines JAL and ANA. With a tough economy the LCCs are hoping that the time is right. My student got a flight for about 30% of the price of regular airlines, and I think a lot of people in Japan would probably follow his lead. I’ll have to spend some time looking at flights. We’ve pretty much put domestic trips on hiatus – for the same price we can fly to somewhere in SE Asia and enjoy low prices on everything from hotels to beer.
Tonight I’ll do a little research and see what I can find…
