KOBE – Integrated operations of three major airports in the Kansai region started Sunday.
Kansai Airports Kobe, a unit of Kansai Airports, began private sector operations of Kobe Airport in the capital of Hyogo Prefecture.
Kansai Airports, owned mainly by major leasing company Orix Corp. and Vinci Airports of France, is already in charge of operations of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture and Osaka International Airport, which straddles the two prefectures.