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ZIPAIR launches Narita-Houston route, the longest LCC route in Japan at over 10,000 km. President Nishida says, “This route is a challenge.

By Editor in Chief

on Tue Mar 04 2025

April 26 – October 25, 2025

Flight ZG16: Narita (10:30) to Houston (08:15), Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Flight ZG15: Houston (10:15) to Narita (14:20), Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

At the ceremony to commemorate the launch, ZIPAIR President Shingo Nishida described the route as “a route of challenge” and explained the background behind the expansion of the route network from destinations concentrated in the western part of North America to the southern United States.

Texas is the second largest state in the U.S. in terms of both population and economic size, and is the center of the South, where many energy and IT companies are based. In addition, in recent years, the state’s business-friendly environment in terms of taxation and cost has encouraged major companies to relocate to Texas, and the state’s population growth is expected to continue to grow, with the state recording the highest population growth in the U.S.

And Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, with its extensive route network to Latin America, is a very attractive location, according to the report.

The first ZG16 flight departed at 9:53 am with 129 passengers. On the way to the runway, it was blessed with a water cannon and took off at 10:11 a.m. for George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.

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