Spring Airlines Japan (Tokyo Narita) is planning to expand into the international market despite registering a JPY4.92 billion (USD41.39 million) loss for 2014. According to the ZipanguFlyer blog, the CEO of parent Spring Airlines (9C, Shanghai Hongqiao), Zhang Xiuzhi, has mentioned Hong Kong International, Macau International, South Korea, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia as potential destinations for its Japanese operation whose original focus was meant to be secondary Chinese cities.
Operational since August of last year, Spring Airlines Japan uses a fleet of three B737-800s to serve Hiroshima International, Saga, and Takamatsu from its Tokyo Narita hub. In December last year, Spring Airlines itself pumped an additional JPY900 million (USD7.62 million) into its subsidiary through a private rights issuance to help shore up its Japanese unit's finances.