The japanese transport ministry plans to expand the new international passenger terminal at Haneda Airport and connect it to the existing one, to cope with an expected expansion to 90,000 international flights per year in fiscal 2013.
The international boarding gates will be doubled to 20. The project is estimated to cost about 100 billion yen ($1.25 billion).
The new building at the Tokyo airport will be added to the north side of the existing terminal and be linked to the existing terminal, forming an "L" shape. Construction is expected to start by the end of this year.
Haneda Airport resumed regular international service last October for the first time in 32 years, and an international passenger terminal was opened at the same time. The airport is expected to handle 60,000 international flights a year, with 7 million customers.
Meanwhile, an advisory panel to the ministry announced in May 2010 a plan to increase international flight slots to 90,000 in fiscal 2013. The Haneda expansion is expected to help deal with the added flights.
Even though the number of passengers using international flights from Haneda Airport dropped more than 30 percent in April from pre-earthquake levels in March, the ministry expects a recovery in the number of Chinese passengers to Japan, following an increase in flights to and from China.
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