Who owns Spring Japan?
Spring Japan is owned by Japan Airlines (Japan, TSE: 9201).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Japan Airlines Company Profile and About JAL Group, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Narita
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Spring Japan
Spring Japan is a Japanese low-cost carrier listed by the JAL Group as one of the three LCCs in its low-cost business, alongside ZIPAIR Tokyo and Jetstar Japan, all of which are based at Narita Airport, which JAL describes as their hub. JAL says the three LCCs aim to create new flows of travellers through more affordable routes and prices and to benefit from collaboration with JAL on sales and brand power.
Ownership timeline of Spring Japan
- Current owner Japan Airlines [1] reported
Where Spring Japan sits in Japan Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Japan Airlines brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Japan Airlines has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1951. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9201.
Japanese flag-carrier group headquartered in Higashi-Shinagawa, Tokyo; its corporate profile gives 1 August 1951 as the date of establishment and its investor pages describe it as Japan's first postwar airline. The group's investor page says its traffic data include flights by J-AIR, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Ryukyu Air Commuter, ZIPAIR and Spring Japan, and its low-cost business page names ZIPAIR Tokyo, SPRING JAPAN and Jetstar Japan. Jetstar Japan is recorded under Qantas; the regional carriers are not listed as separate brands.
Japan Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Spring Japan and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Spring Japan is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Spring Japan?
The parent company of Spring Japan is Japan Airlines, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Spring Japan Japanese?
Yes. Spring Japan originated in Japan and its owner, Japan Airlines, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Spring Japan still owned by Japan Airlines?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Spring Japan is still owned by Japan Airlines. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Japan Airlines Company Profile and About JAL Group — Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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