NEW FUJI AIRPORT RUNS INTO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS
October 1st, 2012
BY ROB GILHOOLY, IN TOKYO
MOUNT Fuji Shizuoka Airport has struggled since opening as Japan's 98th airport in 2009. In its first full year of operation it recorded Japanese Yen JPY1.6 billion (USD20 million) losses, while passenger numbers in its first three years barely surpassed the initial annual estimate of 1.38 million, despite being popular with foreign visitors. Now, according to Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu the national government has given the green light for the construction of a bullet train (Shinkansen) station directly beneath the airport - a ...
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