*The Minister says that CJIA does not give a negative impact to Kansai

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa said at a news conference on February 15, "I don't think the open of Central Japan International Airport (CJIA) give a negative impact to the financial condition of Kansai International Airport." While Kitagawa highly appreciating CJIA in terms of the facilities andthe services to passengers, he emphasized, "Demand of international flights will certainly grow. In this sense, Kansai is still needed. I would like everyone to understand that CJIA just takes over flights for Nagoya Airport and adds some more flights."

This Week Contents
Headline
*The Minister says that CJIA does not give a negative impact to Kansai
Airport
*Centrair opens with 294 international flights weekly
*Kansai to lure domestic flights with discount ideas
Airline
*JAL has a 40% share of international flights at CJIA
*ANA and Air China expand code-sharing operations to all flights of both
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