Japan airline ditches ‘Z’ logo used as pro-Russia symbol


Zipair’s new logo – a green, black and white geometric design – will from Saturday replace the black ‘Z’ currently on the tail fin of its planes. – EPA pic, June 16, 2022.

JAPAN’S Zipair budget airline only launched in 2020, but an unfortunate coincidence has forced a rebrand of its logo – the letter Z, now linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The symbol shot to controversy worldwide after being spotted on Russian tanks and military uniforms in Ukraine.


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