Today's Declaration of Emergency Tokyo Metropolitan Area Transit
Even if major railway and route bus companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area declare an emergency, the service will be basically maintained without any significant reduction or suspension of service. However, if companies receive special requests from the government or if the number of users falls further, they will consider reducing flights and suspending service as necessary.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane said at a meeting after the Cabinet meeting on July 7 that public transport and logistics "will be required to maintain necessary functions" even if an emergency declaration is issued, and that public transport operations will be secured. I once again showed the idea of doing.
Airline companies have been forced to cut down and suspend flights on a large scale due to the spread of new coronavirus infections, and the number of users has been significantly reduced.
Regarding the response to the declaration of an emergency, we interviewed major railway and route bus companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area this time. States that it will continue to operate.
However, if there is a special request from the government or if the number of users falls further, the company will consider reducing flights and suspending operations as necessary.
On the other hand, according to airlines, if the number of passengers further decreases due to the declaration of emergency, it will be necessary to further reduce flights and cancel flights in the future.
Railways, buses, and airlines are calling for the latest information on their websites.