TOKYO -- Japan's Haneda Airport will be able to accommodate 7 million additional travelers a year after opening new flight paths over the capital's residential area, a capacity increase crucial to handling a surge of visitors for the Olympics next summer.
Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii on Thursday announced that the new routes will open in March 2020, saying the airport has the understanding of affected communities. International flight slots at Haneda will rise to 99,000 a year in 2020 from the current 60,000. This translates to 50 additional flights a day.
