Renovation of Haneda Airport: its expanded facilities to welcome growing number of travelers
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Japan Airport Terminal Co Ltd and Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation announced that they would expand part of Terminal 3 and construct a new international terminal in Terminal 2, and that they would start full operation from March 29 2020.
This full-scale operation was in line with an increase in the number of passengers and an increase in the number of flights to approximately 170 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, which increased the number of international flights at Haneda Airport (including midnight and early morning) to approximately 1.4 times that of current flights.
The Third Terminal was installed with additional check-in counters, additional baggage delivery turntables, and additional satellite boarding bridges by increasing the floor of the departure and arrival floors of the terminal main building. The third terminal started service on December 5, 2019.
The second terminal will be equipped with new international departure/arrival floors and tax-free stores, etc. in terminals that were formerly dedicated to domestic flights, in order to respond to the expansion of the third terminal as well as the increase in international flights, and to strengthen the function of connecting with abundant domestic flight networks, which are the strengths of Haneda Airport.
In addition, through the promotion of the new boarding procedure “FAST TRAVEL”, facilities with superior convenience, comfort and functionality have been expanded in pursuit of universal design in response to the increasing number of passengers, including foreign visitors to Japan.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held smoothly, and in anticipation of the future, Haneda Airport will contribute to regional revitalization by further enhancing the network functions of its international and domestic routes.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/03/11/airport/