Tigerair Taiwan Ambassador Appointment Press Conference - Rio Uchida

2024.03.31

Panther (Ryotaro Suga, Satoshi Mukai, Takahiro Ogata) / Rio Uchida / Yoshiaki / Tiger Foo

Tigerair Taiwan(Address: No.1, Hangzhan S. Rd., Dayuan Dist., Taoyuan City 337, Taiwan (ROC) Representative: CEO Chen Hanming) is an actor.Rio UchidaTo commemorate this, a press conference was held in Tokyo on Monday, March 25th to announce the appointment of Mr.

In addition to Rio Uchida, who will be the new ambassador, Panther (Ryotaro Suga, Satoshi Mukai, Takahiro Ogata) and Yoshiaki from Taiwan also participated in the event.

Tigerair Taiwan was launched on September 26, 2014. On March 25, 2015, it received permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to operate an international air transport business for foreign passengers, becoming the first Taiwanese low-cost carrier to land in Japan. Nine years after starting operations in Japan, the airline is pleased to announce that actress Uchida has been appointed as its ambassador.

After the MC's introduction, Tigerair Taiwan Chairman Chen Han-ming took the stage and, wearing a pilot's flight jacket, greeted the audience in fluent Japanese, saying, "We will further improve our service to Japanese passengers and look forward to your boarding."

Uchida appeared on stage wearing the same outfit she wore in the new Tigerair Taiwan commercial, featuring a tiger pattern on the collar and sleeves. When presented with an oversized ambassador business card, she expressed her enthusiasm, saying, "As a Taiwan lover, I will do my best to convey Tigerair Taiwan and the charms of Taiwan to everyone in Japan!"

Regarding the new commercial, Uchida said with a shy smile, "Even though it's a commercial, I just enjoyed myself in Taiwan. The filming was done in a relaxed atmosphere, like I was traveling to Taiwan on a holiday, so I ended up eating too much and gained weight."

At the end of the event, when everyone was presented with a plane ticket from Tigerair Taiwan, Uchida suggested, "I want to go to Taiwan with this group!"

The three members of Panther appeared as guests related to Taiwan. Ogata declared, "From today on, I'm Tiger Ogata!" and excitedly said, "All the food in Taiwan is delicious! There's no way I could choose just one!" He also sampled a sandwich served on Tigerair Taiwan's in-flight meal, saying, "Yummy! The tea and apple juice are all delicious!" and ate it all.

Towards the end of the event, a quiz competition was held with a plane ticket as a prize for Mukai, whose trip to Taiwan had been cancelled due to the weather, but Panther came in last place.

On behalf of the group, Ogata gave his all in a Taiwanese version of "Thank you!" but failed to get a laugh. Uchida kindly followed up by saying, "I feel like it reached everyone in Taiwan!", to which Ogata remarked, "...that's so kind."

Yoshiaki was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan at the age of six. During his appearance at the event, he introduced himself in Taiwanese, livening up the atmosphere. He also revealed that he had previously flown Tigerair Taiwan, "buying a Fu-chan plush toy and giving it to my dog." He also recommended returning to Taiwan without hesitation, saying, "Whenever I dream about Taiwanese food, I want to go back to Taiwan. I love Taiwanese food more than anything else in the world. I especially want everyone to try Lu Rou Fan (braised pork rice). Personally, the one thing I want to eat before I die is stinky tofu. When eaten with water kimchi, the unique odor of stinky tofu becomes even more delicious. It certainly has a strong smell, but it's addictively delicious, so I hope you'll give it a try."

【Tigerair Taiwan】

Tigerair Taiwan is the first and only low-cost carrier (LCC) in Taiwan. Since its establishment, the airline has been operating under the philosophy of "safety first". With the corporate spirit of "passion, warmth and sincerity", Tigerair Taiwan strives to provide customers with more convenient and diverse travel options, and to ensure that every passenger has a wonderful experience every time they board the aircraft.

Since its first route in 2014, Tigerair Taiwan has been aggressively expanding into the Japanese market. It operates 19 routes to 24 domestic airports, including Asahikawa (AKJ), New Chitose (CTS), Hakodate (HKD), Hanamaki (HNA), Sendai (SDJ), Niigata (KIJ), Akita (AXT), Fukushima (FKS), Komatsu (KMQ), Nagoya (NGO), Osaka Kansai (KIX), Okayama (OKJ), Tokyo Narita (NRT), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Ibaraki (IBR), Fukuoka (FUK), Saga (HSG), Kochi (KCZ), and Okinawa (OKA). Tigerair Taiwan has been on a steady path since its inception, aggressively expanding its network in the Asia Pacific region, establishing a strong presence in the market, and consistently adhering to its corporate vision of becoming the most preferred low-cost carrier (LCC) while looking to the future.

Based on the strong foundation we have built over the past decade, we will adhere to the spirit of "passion, warmth and sincerity" and set up a task force based on "sustainable development regulations." We will actively practice ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) and aim to be the best low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Asia-Pacific region.

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