ZipAir Boeing 787-8 takes off from Tokyo Narita International Airport.
ZipAir Boeing 787-8 takes off from Tokyo Narita International Airport.
  • Zipair is set to launch flights between San Francisco and Tokyo this summer. 
  • One-way tickets for the flights start from just $91 for children aged six and under. 
  • San Francisco is the fourth US destination where the airline operates.

A budget airline is set to launch some of the cheapest long-haul flights between the US and Japan. 

Japanese low-cost airline Zipair announced that it's offering a new route between San Francisco and Tokyo, according to the airline's press release on April 7.