October 13, 2009
Japan’s new government plans to turn Tokyo’s Haneda Airport into a hub for international flights, the transport minister said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Haneda, which mostly handles domestic flights, is scheduled to expand its capacity by 110,000 slots next autumn, about half of which will be assigned to international flights.
Transport Minister Seiji Maehara wants to turn Haneda into an international airport by operating it round the clock.
“Many passengers from Japan’s regional airports go abroad by way of South Korea’s Incheon Airport. Japan needs its own international hubs. Haneda would be the first one,” said Maehara.
But the plan may run into opposition from local governments in Japan where other international airports are located.
Haneda is closer to central Tokyo than Narita, the country’s main international airport.
(Reuters)
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