TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Australia's Qantas Airways has joined a number of carriers forgoing scheduling flights to and from regional Japanese airports as Japan faces a ground airport staff shortage and an acute fuel shortage also looms.
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Some Japanese airports are struggling to keep up with surging inbound tourism. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Australia's Qantas Airways has joined a number of carriers forgoing scheduling flights to and from regional Japanese airports as Japan faces a ground airport staff shortage and an acute fuel shortage also looms.