Narita Foreign Passengers Down 63%
Yomiuri Newspaper
The number of foreign passengers on international flights using Narita airport in April has dropped 63% compared to April a year earlier. It was the largest ever drop.
The earthquake, tsunami and problems in eastern Japan along with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident further reduced travelers using the airport by 34%..
Of course, not all of this drop can be attributed to the earthquake as many international carriers began overseas service out of the more convenient Haneda airport nearer central Tokyo, but this is still a massive drop and a surprise to all.
成田の外国人旅客、63%減…過去最大
東日本大震災や福島第一原発事故の影響で、34%減だった3月からさらに落ち込んだ。
When I was a kid we always flew into Haneda until they built Narita. My grandparents would hire out a taxi and pick us up. If I can get a flight in and out of Haneda I would do it every time but usually, the flight coming into Japan tends to land in Narita and my flight back to Paris is from Haneda. It's just so much closer to home.
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