ZIPAIR – Japanese budget airline

If you’re in the market for a Japan getaway but can’t afford the hefty airfare, let us introduce you to a travel saviour: ZIPAIR.

The Japan budget airline, which is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, sells flights from Singapore to Tokyo for as low as S$212. Prices are for one-way tickets, but still, they’re probably the cheapest direct flights to Tokyo to be advertised. There’s 1 flight per day, 7 days a week, and passengers can choose to either travel on the cheap with a standard seat or splurge on a lie-flat business class seat.

The current exchange rate is ¥100= ~S$0.87 as of 9th November 2024.

ZIPAIR carry-on & checked baggage allowance

Carry-on baggage on ZIPAIR

If you’re not too keen on waiting around for your check-in luggage at the conveyor belt, you’re allowed up to 2 carry-on bags at a total max weight of 15kg. The maximum dimensions of each should not exceed 40cm x 25cm x 55cm for the first piece, and 35cm x 25cm x 45cm for the second piece.

You can pay for extra carry-on weight, up to 15kg in total for 2 bags. The additional charges are as follows:

• Singapore to Tokyo: S$31
• Tokyo to Singapore: ¥3,000 (~S26.05)

Checked baggage on ZIPAIR

Standard flight tickets do not allow for checked baggage, and check-in baggage on ZIPAIR is charged per piece of luggage. The maximum weight for each check-in baggage cannot exceed 30kg, and the sum total of the length, breadth, and height of the luggage cannot exceed 203cm. Each passenger is also entitled to check in up to 5 pieces of luggage.

The cost per piece of check-in baggage is as follows:

• Singapore to Tokyo: S$51
• Tokyo to Singapore: ¥5,000 (~S$43.42)