Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 17, 2018
After Kansai International Airport was flooded by a typhoon, the central government and the region proposes temporarily routing some flights to other Kansai airports.
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National | VIEW FROM OSAKA Sep 15, 2018
Does Kansai need three international airports?
by Eric Johnston
Twenty-four years after Kansai airport's opening, Typhoon Jebi roared through, flooding the main runway, parts of the main terminal building and dislodging a tanker in the adjacent bay that drifted into the facility's connecting bridge. By the end of Tuesday, Sept. 4, leaders in the ...
National Sep 14, 2018
Kansai airport reopens runway 10 days after typhoon flooding
The major international hub plans to resume around 40 domestic and 80 international flight services, equivalent to around 30 percent of the airports’s pre-typhoon traffic.
National / Politics Sep 7, 2018
As Kansai airport partially reopens, officials discuss temporarily routing some flights elsewhere
by Eric Johnston
The central government and Kansai region officials push a proposal to temporarily route some international flights to Osaka’s Itami airport and Kobe Airport following the temporary closure of Osaka International Airport.
National Sep 6, 2018
Abe announces typhoon-hit Kansai airport will reopen to some domestic flights Friday
by Eric Johnston
The airport remained closed Thursday after Typhoon Jebi caused flooding that damaged the main runway and tarmac, and drove a tanker into the bridge connecting the facility to the mainland.
National Sep 6, 2018
Typhoon Jebi highlights vulnerability of offshore Kansai airport
The typhoon that crippled Kansai International Airport and left thousands of passengers stranded at the facility has exposed the vulnerability of airports built offshore, while also highlighting the challenges facing airport operators in delivering the kind of information the public needs during emergencies. Japan's third-busiest ...
National Sep 5, 2018
Kansai counts the cost of Typhoon Jebi
by Eric Johnston
Osaka and the Kansai region spent Wednesday cleaning up after Typhoon Jebi roared through the area Tuesday, causing widespread damage. Most businesses in central Osaka reopened and trains and subways were running normally. But with Kansai International Airport still out of operation, thousands of passengers ...
National Sep 5, 2018
Accounts of those who were left stranded by Typhoon Jebi in Japan
by Cory Baird
Typhoon Jebi tore through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving residents and tourists stranded throughout the Kansai region. Whether people took refuge in train stations, airports or hotels, most faced a large degree of uncertainty as to when they would be able to return home or ...
Business Sep 5, 2018
Businesses across Kansai reeling in aftermath of powerful Typhoon Jebi
Businesses in Kansai were reeling Wednesday from the impact of a powerful typhoon that devastated the area the previous day, with disruptions hitting tourism operators, stores, theme parks and food supply chains. Kansai International Airport, a key transport and cargo hub located on an artificial ...
Business / Corporate Mar 22, 2018
Low-cost carriers Peach and Vanilla to merge in 2019: ANA
by Cory Baird
Vanilla Air and Peach Aviation, two low-cost carriers owned by ANA Holdings, announced on Thursday plans to merge by the end of fiscal 2019. As of fiscal 2016, the two combined represented over fifty percent of the seats filled by Japanese LCCs, making the merger ...
Business Mar 14, 2015
Sinking under debt, Kansai airport privatization will be test for Abe
After building an artificial island in Osaka Bay to host a gleaming new airport, officials discovered it was sinking into the sea; plans to privatize it may do likewise.