乗客「運航決まりホッとした」 関空第１ターミナル再開
A passenger says "Operation of my flight relieved me". Kansai International Airport Terminal 1 resumed operation.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASL9F7WD1L9FPTIL02T.html
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Terminal 1 (T1), which has been closed since Typhoon "Jebi" devastated on September 4th, reopened partly in Southern Area on September 14th. Flooded T1 runway also began operation.
On September 21th, Northern Area will also be resumed. And on 18th*1, Airport Line of JR West and Nankai Electric Railway is expected to begin operation. Except for road on Sky Gate Bridge R connecting the airport and Mainland where commercial vehicles are only allowed to use and flooded International Cargo Terminal, the airport will recover fully as it was before Typhoon.
Southern side road which was broken by ship was removed yesterday.
The first flight after T1's recovery is ANA flight bound for Haneda(Tokyo) departing at 7 o'clock.
From 6 o'clock, passengers visited check-in counter on the 2nd floor.
Hayato Inoue, a college student from Izumi, Osaka, is scheduled to go sightseeing in Tokyo with his friend. He says "I was afraid that whether there will be available flight. Announcement of the flight operation made me happy. I'd like to enjoy it."
A female from Takaishi, Osaka, is going to Tokyo Disney Resort with her friend by adjusting each other's schedule.
She said "Since I doubt my flight will be available, I desparately searched flight from Itami or Kobe. Yesterday evening, e-mail informing me of today's flight let me relieved."
Around 7:20, the first international flight after reopening of T1 arrived from Frankfurt, Germany. Visitors pulling suitcases appeared one after another.
Gabriel Lonigro and Jorge Mezgory, a newly married couple from Italy came to Japan for honeymoon traveling.
They said "Though typhoon was also broadcasted in Italy a lot, we're happy to have got here."
A German Doctor, Jacob Wettstreit told us "I was relieved by the fine runway seen from the aircraft"
According to the operator of the airport, 79 International flights and 36 domestic flights will depart from or arrive at T1 on 14th.
Summing that number and T2 in regular operation from September 7th, it's over 40% of regular flights.
The head of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism referred to alternative flight plan to Itami and Kobe in an interview after a cabinet meeting on 14th. The quote "Alternative international flights haven't yet been detailed. But, I'm confirming intentions of each airline."
CIQ systems required for international service are still under preparation.
In an interview on 14th, A Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga referred to lack of information for overseas tourists at the moment of disaster.
The quote "We are pledged to communicate with them with courtesy and give them comfortable journey"
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As of September 15th, flights bound for Seoul, Busan, Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Urumqi, Yangzhou, Chengdu, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Denpasar, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, Vancouver, LA,, Honolulu, KL seem to be operated. Please refer to the following URL about today's flights.
https://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/flight/kix_searchresult?KUBUN=ID&AREA_CODE=0&FLT_CODE=&FLT_NO=&submit=1
