Local News

Amakusa Airlines of Kumamoto Prefecture will offer discounts of more than 50% on one-way fares between Fukuoka and Amakusa to passengers who purchase tickets more than 28 days in advance. The discount program will begin in October. Passenger totals were down year-on-year 16% in April and 28% in May. The airline attributes that to the Tohoku earthquake, as well as to the end of another discount fare program in March.