TOKYO -- The four consortia that have tendered initial bids for the right to operate seven airports in Hokkaido have their eye on one jewel in particular -- New Chitose Airport.
New Chitose is Japan's second most profitable gateway but comes with six catches

Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport is the only profitable one of the seven airfields on Japan's northernmost main island.
TOKYO -- The four consortia that have tendered initial bids for the right to operate seven airports in Hokkaido have their eye on one jewel in particular -- New Chitose Airport.