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Japan’s seventh busiest airport is celebrating an aviation milestone – 30 years with out shedding a single piece of luggage.
Kansai Worldwide Airport (KIX) in Osaka stated that since opening in September 1994, not one of the suitcases of the 20 to 30 million passengers the airport welcomes yearly have been misplaced or broken by baggage handlers or floor employees.
Regardless of the spectacular document, airport employees have been modest concerning the achievement.
Kenji Takanishi, a public relations officer for Kansai, informed CNN: “We don’t really feel like now we have been doing one thing particular.
“We’ve been working as we usually do. We solely do our work each day and we are recognised for it. We’re definitely joyful to obtain the award. I believe our employees, particularly these engaged on the bottom, really feel extra happy.”
In April, the environment friendly Japanese aviation hub received first place within the Skytrax, a UK-based air transport score organisation, baggage dealing with class for the eighth time.
The World Airport Award evaluates ready time earlier than baggage pickup, the effectivity of luggage supply, and the response to misplaced baggage by worldwide airports.
Floating on artifical islands in Osaka Bay, Kansai serves travellers from Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto and goals to rigorously return baggage to the luggage declare belt inside 15-minute margins.
Earlier this 12 months, it was reported that the bogus islands holding the ‘world’s greatest’ airport are rapidly sinking into the Seto Inland Sea following years of utmost climate situations and the large weight of airport buildings.
Renovations are at present underway at Kansai Airport to accommodate hundreds of thousands of extra passengers as Osaka gears as much as host the World Expo in 2025.
The Kansai Airports Group stated it’s going to proceed to “create an surroundings by which passengers can have a nice and enjoyable time on the airport and supply pleasurable journey experiences”.
