OSAKA –
The return rush at Kansai International Airport peaked on August 14 as vacationers who spent the Obon vacation abroad arrived again in Japan, with 39,300 worldwide passengers anticipated to land on the airport through the day.
Families carrying giant suitcases and baggage crammed with souvenirs had been seen all through the worldwide arrivals space from the morning.
Kansai Airports, which operates the airport, stated August 14 was anticipated to be the busiest day for returning vacationers through the vacation interval.
One traveler getting back from a weeklong journey stated, “We spent four days in Palau and three days in Guam. In Palau, we flew in a Cessna and had a mud pack at Milky Way.”
Another traveler getting back from Guam stated, “I had nine days off, so I think it will be tough going back to my normal work routine, but I’ll do my best.”
Another returning passenger stated, “I want the summer vacation to end soon because preparing meals and doing housework is difficult.”
Kansai Airports expects about 718,000 folks to make use of worldwide flights throughout this 12 months’s Obon interval, about 20% fewer than final 12 months.
The decline partly displays a roughly 70% discount in flights to and from China as relations between Japan and China have deteriorated.
Source: YOMIURI