New Haneda international terminal already slated for expansion, boost in flights
New haneda International Terminal
(Mainichi Japan) August 14, 2010
The government has revealed plans to add onto the new international terminal building at Haneda Airport, with a view to expanding the airport's international services in fiscal 2013.
The recently completed terminal, set to open to traffic in October this year, is expected to have an annual capacity of 60,000 flights -- creating a significant international gateway next to the heart of Tokyo. However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is looking to expand that to more than 90,000 in fiscal 2013 with the addition, after Transport Minister Seiji Maehara commented the original capacity was not sufficient to transform Haneda Airport into an Asian hub.
To accommodate the expansion, the Transport Ministry will cooperate with Haneda terminal operator Tokyo International Air Terminal Corp. to use the 130,000-square-meter nighttime aircraft parking apron and a 54,000-square-meter open lot next to the new building.
Specifically, the plan will see the expansion of the international terminal toward the north and the building of an L-shaped annex on the east. Furthermore, the capacity of the parking apron for international flights will be 1.5 times greater than at present.
The 60,000 annual flights planned for the new terminal when it opens on Oct. 21 this year will be split into 30,000 day flights and 30,000 night flights. Once the expansion is finished, plans call for additions to the daytime portion, boosting annual flights to the 90,000 target -- or a maximum eight take-offs and landings per hour.
However, the new terminal in its present configuration can handle only six passenger flights per hour, and airlines have expressed worries that there will be confusion if the airport does not take appropriate measures to deal with the increased passenger numbers.
The recently completed terminal, set to open to traffic in October this year, is expected to have an annual capacity of 60,000 flights -- creating a significant international gateway next to the heart of Tokyo. However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is looking to expand that to more than 90,000 in fiscal 2013 with the addition, after Transport Minister Seiji Maehara commented the original capacity was not sufficient to transform Haneda Airport into an Asian hub.
To accommodate the expansion, the Transport Ministry will cooperate with Haneda terminal operator Tokyo International Air Terminal Corp. to use the 130,000-square-meter nighttime aircraft parking apron and a 54,000-square-meter open lot next to the new building.
Specifically, the plan will see the expansion of the international terminal toward the north and the building of an L-shaped annex on the east. Furthermore, the capacity of the parking apron for international flights will be 1.5 times greater than at present.
The 60,000 annual flights planned for the new terminal when it opens on Oct. 21 this year will be split into 30,000 day flights and 30,000 night flights. Once the expansion is finished, plans call for additions to the daytime portion, boosting annual flights to the 90,000 target -- or a maximum eight take-offs and landings per hour.
However, the new terminal in its present configuration can handle only six passenger flights per hour, and airlines have expressed worries that there will be confusion if the airport does not take appropriate measures to deal with the increased passenger numbers.
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