Narita expansion and Haneda 4th runway

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Haneda Domestic Terminal 2 Annex (South Pier of Terminal 2) opens coming week!

Signet at South Pier


Haneda Domestic Terminal 2 (Main Bldg) photo
(T2's North and South Piers and Terminal 1 cannot be seen)

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KIX 2nd phase (the second runway) is scheduled to become operational on August 2

recent photo

1st island (right) and 2nd island (left)

underpass

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Last Monday, the construction plan of the 2nd International Passsenger Terminal of KIX came out.
New terminal bldg of KIX is to be built like V-character between 1st island and 2nd island, and the ground floor of the termnal is designed for high-speed vessel dock to Kobe City and Kobe Airport.
2nd taxiway between the islands is also altered into the bridge.

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Thanks again Coldstar

[en]

Is there a need to build a 2nd terminal at KIX?

Last time I heard it wasn't that busy and lots of international airlines were pulling out of there...

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Originally Posted by en

lots of international airlines were pulling out of there...

That's the story a few years ago.

Now more and more airlines are using KIK.

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GREENSBORO, North Carolina, U.S.A., February 9, 2007

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced plans to establish its world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, with construction of a new 215,000 square foot headquarters facility and hangar at Piedmont Triad International (PTI) airport. The company also confirmed plans to manufacture its advanced light jet, HondaJet, at a new plant to be constructed adjacent to its new headquarters. Further details about the production facility, including the size, scope of operations and construction timetable, will be announced at a later date. Honda plans to begin delivery of HondaJet to customers in 2010.

Honda Jet (must see!)
http://world.honda.com/jet/


(October 19, 2006)
Honda Aircraft Company announced that it received well over 100 individual customer orders with deposits for the $3.65 million HondaJet during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Orlando, Florida. The company began sales of its advanced light jet on October 17 and has experienced demand in excess of expectations over three days of sales.

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Originally Posted by coldstar

That's the story a few years ago.

Now more and more airlines are using KIK.

A few years? Try last year? I was reading in the Japan Times at some point in 2006 that the 2nd runway has a less-than-favourable outlook.

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recent article as to KIX.
Yomiuri (Feb.2)
http://osaka.yomiuri.co.jp/eco_news/20070202ke01.htm
Nikkei (Jan.26)
http://www.nikkei.co.jp/kansai/news/37975.html
Sankei (Feb.1)
http://www.sankei-kansai.com/02_keizai/kei020401.htm

As evienced by the data above, KIX is in excellent shape currently.

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1. ANA introduces B737-700ER first in the world at the end of Mar.

ANA's B737-700ER (ANA Business Jet) flies daily between Nagoya's Cyubu Airport and Guangzhou in China.

2. JAL joins Oneworld on 1 April, with five of its associated airlines boarding alongside it as affiliates - JALways, Japan Asia Airways, JAL Express, J-AIR and Japan Transocean Air.


3. Oneworld’s latest fare makes visiting Japan easier and better value
(1 March 2007)
Visiting Japan has been made easier and better value than ever for international travellers with the launch of the latest fare from oneworld, the leading quality airline alliance - Yokoso Visit Japan pass.
oneworld's Yokoso Visit Japan pass offers flights serving 42 destinations throughout Japan, using the unrivalled domestic network offered by Japan Airlines and JAL Express, J-AIR and Japan Transocean Air, the three of the five affiliates joining oneworld alongside it which operate Japanese domestic services.
The pass can be used for up to five flights within a two-month period from the departure date of the first Japanese domestic sector.
Each sector flown is charged at a standard JPY10,000 (approximately US$80). Customers need to stipulate how many sectors they will need before they arrive in Japan, and book the first sector. The rest can be confirmed during the trip. Available to anyone living outside Japan, the pass must be bought in conjunction with an international flight with any of the oneworld airlines to the country.

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Originally Posted by coldstar

Visiting Japan has been made easier and better value than ever for international travellers with the launch of the latest fare from oneworld, the leading quality airline alliance - Yokoso Visit Japan pass.
oneworld's Yokoso Visit Japan pass offers flights serving 42 destinations throughout Japan, using the unrivalled domestic network offered by Japan Airlines and JAL Express, J-AIR and Japan Transocean Air, the three of the five affiliates joining oneworld alongside it which operate Japanese domestic services.
The pass can be used for up to five flights within a two-month period from the departure date of the first Japanese domestic sector.
Each sector flown is charged at a standard JPY10,000 (approximately US$80). Customers need to stipulate how many sectors they will need before they arrive in Japan, and book the first sector. The rest can be confirmed during the trip. Available to anyone living outside Japan, the pass must be bought in conjunction with an international flight with any of the oneworld airlines to the country.

With the Japan Rail Pass (which includes all Shinkansen trains except Nozomi), which is available exclusively to foreigners from their native countries (cannot be purchased in Japan), why would anybody use this Yokoso Visit Japan Pass? Unless you are visiting Japan for over a month (as I beleive the Japan Rail Pass only lasts 3 weeks or so), this "value" cannot compete with the Japan Rail Pass, and the Shinkansen stations for many destinations are more conveniently located than airports (not all, but most). The Rail Pass also doesn't require you to fly with a certain airline ;P

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Construction of 4th runway to start at Haneda airport in late March
(Kyodo) _ The infrastructure ministry is planning to start construction of a fourth runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport in late March, now that compensation talks for fishermen affected by land reclamation are expected to be settled shortly, ministry sources said Sunday.
The new runway will probably not be open for use until sometime in 2010, later than the government's initial plan of late 2009, given that the construction will take around three years to complete. The government's earlier plan had called for construction to start in spring last year.

"We are considering ways to shorten the construction time but it looks very difficult to achieve the target" of late 2009, said a ranking official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The re-expansion project of the airport chiefly serving domestic flights to and from the nation's largest metropolis requires land reclamation in Tokyo Bay and the construction of a 2,500-meter runway.

It is expected to boost the airport's takeoff and landing capacity to 80 per hour, up 40 percent from the current level. The ministry is planning to increase domestic flights as well as short-distance international scheduled services to and from Asian cities. Haneda currently operates a limited number of flights to and from Seoul's Gimpo airport.

Compensation talks involved a total of 39 fisheries cooperatives in Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures. Agreement for land reclamation has been attained from those in Tokyo and Kanagawa. Talks with those in Chiba had faced a setback but are now likely to be settled soon, the sources said. A Man A Woman

A Man A Woman

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from Pchan's postings in YouTube


taking off Tokyo Haneda International Airport



taking off Cyubu International Airport (Nagoya)


landing at New Chitose International Airport (Sapporo)


landing at Naha International Airport (Okinawa)


landing at Fukuoka International Airport


landing at Kobe Airport

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more !!
taking off from Kansai International Airport (Osaka)


landing into Tokyo Narita International Airport


Circling Approach to Tokyo Haneda International Airport


night landing at Tokyo Haneda International Airport

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another mall opens next week in Narita Terminal 2 (near the platform of people's mover to the Satellite)

[en]

They should open a giant Yodobashi Camera or Bic Camera at Narita, think of all the sales for the transit passengers!

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In new mall 'Narita Nakamise' in Terminal 1, there's 'Tax Free Akihabara' for otaku people.

and '5th Ave.' in Terminal 2, there's 'Fa_So_La Tax Free Akihabara'

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yep, saw it on my summer vacation last year. Wasn't sure what to think when I saw it... I thought it was kinda weird.

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Most Beautiful Airport in Japan
Shimochijima Airport in Okinawa is often referred to as 'most beautiful location'.

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Japan's St Maartens