Peach Aviation (MM, Osaka Kansai) has launched operations on March 1 with three A320-200s. The new low-cost carrier backed by ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda), First Eastern Aviation and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan has signed lease agreement for a total of ten A320-200s and currently serves Fukuoka and Sapporo Chitose from its Osaka Kansai base with Kagoshima and Nagasaki announced as its next domestic routes to be added by the end of March. It plans to start serving international destinations from May with Hong Kong International, Seoul Incheon and Taipei Taoyuan as its first three destinations.