EARTHQUAKE PROMPTS MAJOR DISRUPTION IN JAPANESE AIRPORTS
March 1st, 2011
BY GAVIN BLAIR
THE HUGE 9.0 magnitude which struck off the northeast coast of Japan at 2.46pm, March 11 affected airports across the region, closing down operations at Narita International, while the ensuing tsunami destroyed Sendai Airport, near the quake's epicentre.
"Of course we had an emergency plan in the event of a major earthquake, but this was bigger than anything anyone had expected," said Shohei Kagawa, a spokesperson for Narita International Airport Corp. "There was no damage to the terminal buildings or facilities but 279 flights ...
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