{"id":177097,"date":"2026-04-14T10:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=177097&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:41:43","slug":"oita-airport-hovercraft-tours-target-inbound-travelers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/oita-airport-hovercraft-tours-target-inbound-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Oita Airport Hovercraft Tours Target Inbound Travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oita Daiichi Hoverdrive Co. announced it will launch a new sightseeing hovercraft service from Oita Airport on May 2, operating once weekly on Saturdays. The 30-minute round-trip cruise will depart at 1:15 p.m., expanding services previously limited to the city-side terminal. The company is targeting inbound travelers, encouraging passengers to use the service during waiting times before departure. It plans to collaborate with airlines including Taiwan-based low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan, which operates direct flights to Oita. Due to a system transition, tickets in May will be sold onsite only, with promotional fares set at \u00a52,000 for adults and \u00a51,000 for children. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC131XS0T10C26A4000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/-\/2596039?display=1\" target=\"_blank\">OBS News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_oita-hovercraft_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1377%2C1068&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oita Hovercraft Begins Beppu Bay Tours on November 30\" width=\"1377\" height=\"1068\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_oita-hovercraft_2024_cl.jpg?w=1377&amp;ssl=1 1377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_oita-hovercraft_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_oita-hovercraft_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fnn_oita-hovercraft_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: from Oita Daiichi Hover Drive official Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oita Daiichi Hoverdrive Co. announced it will launch a new sightseeing hovercraft service from Oita Airport on May 2, operating once weekly on Saturdays&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":167322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177097","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-oita-prefecture","news-category-business","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/177097","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}