Japan's Kansai airport to take 30% more flights ahead of Osaka Expo

Region looks to direct international tourism influx to less-visited areas

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Kansai International Airport serving Osaka has been experiencing congestion within air routes. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

YUYA KAKEGAWA and KEITA SHIMODA, Nikkei staff writers

OSAKA -- Kansai International Airport will expand the frequency of incoming and outgoing flights by about a third next spring, in time for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, under an agreement reached Monday.

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