{"id":164094,"date":"2024-06-27T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=164094&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-06-27T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T03:26:00","slug":"kitakyushu-airport-sees-passenger-numbers-surge-cargo-volume-declines","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-airport-sees-passenger-numbers-surge-cargo-volume-declines\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Airport Sees Passenger Numbers Surge, Cargo Volume Declines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu Airport&#8217;s passenger numbers rose to 1.17 million last fiscal year, a 40% increase from the previous year, reflecting recovery post-COVID-19. Domestic flight users increased, and international flights resumed in May, with 95,000 passengers. However, cargo volume dropped by 30%, attributed to global demand decline. Yamato Holdings began operating cargo-only flights in April, and measures are in place to boost semiconductor-related cargo. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240626\/5010024708.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-164085\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-entrance-wiki_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Airport Sees Passenger Numbers Surge, Cargo Volume Declines\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-entrance-wiki_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-entrance-wiki_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-entrance-wiki_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-entrance-wiki_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu Airport&#8217;s passenger numbers rose to 1.17 million last fiscal year, a 40% increase from the previous year, reflecting recovery post-COVID-19&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":164090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-164094","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/164094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}