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by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Flooded runways, thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker smashing into an access bridge: last week’s typhoon in Japan highlighted the vulnerability of Kansai Airport which serves a region with an economy bigger than Belgium’s. Because of concerns about engine noise, Kansai — located in the bay of Osaka — is the world’s first airport entirely situated on a huge man-made island, putting it at […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Kansai airport will reopen partially on Friday, the government said Thursday, after a massive typhoon flooded parts of the transport hub and swept a tanker onto the only bridge connecting it to the mainland. The collision left the airport, which is on an artificial island, temporarily cut off, stranding thousands of passengers and staff and forcing authorities to evacuate them by boat and bus. “Domestic flights in the Kansai international […]
