Haneda airport train slashes fares to dominate access to Tokyo hub

Keikyu stuns bus and monorail rivals with 30% price reduction

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Rail operator Keikyu cut the fare on its Haneda Airport-to-central Tokyo route by about 30%. (Photo courtesy of Keikyu)

RIHO NAGAO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- As companies across Japan raised prices to adjust to the 2 percentage-point hike in consumption tax on Oct.1, railroad operator Keikyu went against the grain by reducing fares on its cash cow Haneda Airport-to-central Tokyo route by about 30%.

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