AirAsia Japan (Nagoya Chubu) will likely establish its main operational hub in the central Japanese city of Nagoya Chubu it has emerged. As previously reported, the AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur International) subsidiary is also considering setting up a base at Osaka Kansai though this has yet to be officially confirmed.
The original AirAsia Japan, a 49/51 joint venture between the Malaysian LCC and ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda), collapsed in June 2013 when the Japanese carrier acquired AirAsia's shareholding and proceeded to establish its own wholly-owned venture, Vanilla Air (Tokyo Narita).
