Sightseeing flight on a special course Promotion of the use of aircraft Yamagata October 11, 19:00
While the number of airplane users was declining due to the influence of the new coronavirus, a scenic flight was held at Yamagata Airport to enjoy the scenery of Yamagata Prefecture from the sky above the course that is not normally flown.
This is because Japan Airlines, travel agencies, and Yamagata Prefecture have a day for citizens of the prefecture to enjoy air travel itself as well as as a means of transportation while the number of airplane users is declining due to the influence of the new coronavirus. I planned it for a limited time.
Yamagata Airport in Higashine City is subject to the government's "Go To Travel" policy to stimulate tourism demand, and on the 11th, 88 people, including families, boarded the plane after measuring the temperature, and while airport officials saw off. I took off from.
After taking off from Yamagata Airport and passing through Zao, which is known as a tourist destination, the course will fly over Mt. Chokai, which straddles Yamagata and Akita prefectures, and will return to Yamagata Airport again in about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Passengers enjoyed the local scenery from the windows, which they usually don't see much.
A boy in the 4th grade of elementary school said, "It's my second time to fly, but I was impressed to see my elementary school from the sky. I want to ride again."
Goichi Tanaka, the manager of the Tohoku branch of Japan Airlines, said, "Now that we are affected by the new coronavirus, we want to create an environment where people can use airplanes with new ideas."