Frustrated travelers at Narita Airport in wake of Typhoon Faxai spark joy on social media
Choirs full of Swedish children typically don’t break into song at Narita Airport. That’s precisely what happened last Monday night, however, when a youth group called Nova Cantica found itself stranded at the transport hub and decided to pass the time by singing in ...
Last week's typhoon provided ample evidence the Tokyo area needs better prepartation for disasters, especially among transport companies and employers in general.
Narita fuel pipeline expected to go back online Thursday night at the earliest
A pipeline that sends aviation fuel to Narita International Airport is expected to go back online Thursday night at the earliest, after its operations were suspended due to a power outage caused by a strong typhoon, officials said. Fuel transportation through the 47-kilometer pipeline was ...
The chaos caused by the storm continued to reverberate a day later, holding lessons for Japan on transportation and recovery planning in times of emergencies.
Late-night arrivals at Narita about to get easier with extra trains and buses
Narita International Airport, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) outside of Tokyo, has always been something of a headache for travelers. A lack of off-hour transport options means passengers and staff on early and late flights can sometimes be left stranded. But that's about to ...
Narita Airport's electronic customs gates open to foreign visitors
Tokyo Customs on Tuesday started to make electronic customs declaration gates at Narita International Airport available to foreign nationals visiting Japan. The move came in response to the increasing number of foreign visitors ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer. Previously, only Japanese ...
South Korean passengers to Narita down more than a third this summer amid Tokyo-Seoul tensions
The number of South Koreans who entered Japan via Narita Airport for short stays during the summer holiday period from Aug. 9 to 18 totaled 12,260, down 34.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, a government bureau announced Friday. The drop in travelers, ...
The operator of Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture unveiled to the media on Tuesday self-service machines to check in luggage that are slated to be introduced for passengers on international flights in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. A total of ...
Narita International Airport may find it hard to retain its standing as a pan-Asian transport hub after Delta Air Lines Inc. decided to leave. The U.S. airline plans to transfer all U.S.-Tokyo flights to Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in March 2020, when new routes ...
Delta to shift all U.S.-Tokyo flights from Narita to Haneda in March
Delta Air Lines said Friday that it will fully transfer its U.S.-Tokyo flights from Narita International Airport to Tokyo International Airport at Haneda, bringing its operations closer to central Tokyo. The U.S. airline will transfer all of its flights linking Narita and five U.S. cities, ...
Record number of passengers used Narita airport in first half of year
The number of passengers using Narita International Airport near Tokyo in January to June rose 5 percent from a year earlier to 21,673,022, hitting a record high for the sixth straight first-half period, its operator said Thursday. The total number of takeoffs and landings at ...
Jetstar Japan to cancel 70 flights in June due to pilot shortage
Budget carrier Jetstar Japan is expecting to cancel 70 flights in June, 2 percent of the total, due to a temporary shortage of pilots. The carrier had already canceled 16 flights this past weekend. Jetstar Japan said Monday that of the upcoming flights to be canceled, ...
