Over a hundred domestic flights connecting local airports and Tokyo's Haneda airport were canceled, the first workday of the New Year, following a collision between a Japan Coast Guard plane and a Japan Airlines jetliner, leaving passengers stranded at some Japanese airports.
CHITOSE, Hokkaido More than 3,000 passengers were stranded at Shin-Chitose Airport here through the early morning hours on Feb. 24 as heavy snowfall brought the region’s train services to a grinding halt.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic having nearly annihilated air passenger demand, Hakodate Airport has been forced to change its investment plan. | HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN
Hokkaido Shimbun Mar 5, 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic having nearly annihilated air passenger demand, it’s now almost certain that an investment blueprint for Hakodate Airport, including renovating its international flight terminal building, will be derailed.
In January 2020, the operation of all runways and other facilities at seven airports in Hokkaido was handed to Hokkaido Airports Co. to be run as a single entity.