Who owns ZIPAIR?
ZIPAIR 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, Tokyo
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ZIPAIR
ZIPAIR, operated by ZIPAIR Tokyo Inc., is one of the three low-cost carriers that the JAL Group's business page lists in its LCC business, together with Spring Japan and Jetstar Japan, all based at Narita Airport. The airline's own website, which carries the JAL Group Basic Policy on Customer Harassment, shows long-haul low-cost services from Tokyo, with Los Angeles, Bangkok, Honolulu, Seoul and San Jose routes in its 2026 schedule announcements.
Ownership timeline of ZIPAIR
- Current owner Japan Airlines [1] reported
Where ZIPAIR 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 →
🇯🇵 ZIPAIR 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; ZIPAIR 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 ZIPAIR?
The parent company of ZIPAIR is Japan Airlines, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is ZIPAIR Japanese?
Yes. ZIPAIR originated in Japan and its owner, Japan Airlines, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is ZIPAIR still owned by Japan Airlines?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, ZIPAIR 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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