Japan must increase competitiveness – IATA
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Tokyo – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) made the following statement following a meeting with Seiji Maehara, Japan’s Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
“IATA fully supports Minister Maehara’s vision to increase the competitiveness of Japan’s air transport sector with more efficient infrastructure. To turn the vision into reality, urgent action is needed to address cost issues. Today marks the start of a new dialogue with the Japanese government which will play a critical role in rebuilding Japan’s aviation competitiveness,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
IATA called for a more coherent aviation policy. “Infrastructure must meet the demands of passengers. Airlines cannot continue to pay for airport infrastructure that is developed for political purposes. We need, for example, to sort out the situation in the Kansai region. The five runways of Itami, Kansai and Kobe serve 36 million passengers a year. Singapore runs its successful hub serving 37 million passengers on just 2 runways and with much cheaper costs,” said Bisignani.
Japan is a mature market on the doorstep of the world’s fastest growing aviation market
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