KIX opens overnight rest area for late arriving, early departing passengers
Kansai International Airport on Friday opened a 24-hour rest area to accommodate passengers arriving late at night or leaving early in the morning. The service area with dedicated staff, benches that can seat around 300 people and five coin-operated shower booths is located on the ...
Orix, Vinci said to bid for ¥2.2 trillion Osaka airport concessions
Orix Corp., one of the nation's most acquisitive financial firms, plans to team with French infrastructure operator Vinci SA in a bid for airport rights in Osaka Prefecture, people with knowledge of the matter said. The group led by Tokyo-based Orix will submit a first-round ...
Kansai International scrambles to offer better services amid spike in foreign arrivals
Kansai International Airport is urgently making efforts to improve its services amid the recent sharp increase in foreign tourists coming to Japan. It aims to boost convenience with 24-hour limousine bus operations and more space for travelers who need to rest. Currently, an increasing number ...
Foreign international passengers at Kansai airport top Japanese for first time
The number of foreign passengers on international flights through Kansai International Airport in the last fiscal year surpassed the number of Japanese for the first time since it opened in 1994, the airport operator said Wednesday. Preliminary figures from New Kansai International Airport Co., which ...
The number of foreign visitors entering Japan through Kansai International Airport in 2013 rose 29 percent from the year before to 4,638,311, hitting a record high for the second straight year since the airport was opened in 1994, the airport operator said Monday in ...
The president of New Kansai International Airport Co. said Thursday that a third terminal for low-cost carriers will be built at the regional hub near Osaka, with an eye toward completion in the 2016 business year. Keiichi Ando told reporters that the use of some ...
