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Aug 29, 2012 Local News
New Bus and Train Travel Pass for International Tourists
Fukuoka City Subway, JR Kyushu Railway, Nishitetsu Bus and Trains and Showa Bus have collaborated on new tourist passes for international visitors. The passes are good for one day,...
Aug 24, 2012 Local News
Jetstar Increases Flights to Fukuoka
Today, Narita based LCC Jetstar (a subsidiary of JAL) launched a new domestic route from KIX (Kansai International Airport) to Fukuoka. Jetstar aims to make KIX their second hub ai...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Construction Starts on New Leg of Kyushu Shinkansen
A ceremony marking the start of construction on a new stretch of the Kyushu Shinkansen between Isahaya and Nagasaki City was held on the 18th. This part of the Shinkansen is schedu...
Aug 23, 2012 Local News
Peach and Other Airlines Announce More Kyushu Flights
On Aug. 21 Peach Aviation announced increases to their flights schedules connecting Kyushu and other domestic airports fo rthe period Oct. 28 to Mar. 30, 2013. Currently they opera...
Aug 17, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu to Install Solar Panels at 12 Bus Stops
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Corp. (Nishitetsu) announced it will install solar power generating panels at 12 bus stops in Fukuoka City. The installation will start on the 27th and end...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Multiple Taxiways to be Added to Fukuoka Airport by 2019
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport will begin a project this year to increase the taxiways for domestic flights at Fukuoka Airport as a way to reduce the congestio...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
JR Kyushu Assumes Primary Responsibility for Gauge Change Train Development
JR Kyushu has been given the primary responsibility in the project to develop a gauge change train, i.e., a train with variable gauge axles, which will be used on the western leg o...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
ANA Uses Fuselages to Encourage Aso
All Nippon Airways announced it would paint the name of the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, and pictures of the gentian, the city flower, on the fuselages of their domestic passe...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Air Asia Japan Considering Kitakyushu
The Low Cost Carrier, Air Asia Japan, has announced it is considering Kitakyushu Airport as a new destination. Air Asia Japan began servicing 7 domestic destinations, including Fuk...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Interest in LCC use above 70%
A survey conducted by the Fukuoka City-based Fukuoka Financial Group found that more than 70% of regional respondents said they would like to fly on low cost carriers if they had t...