Chubu Airport Resumes international flights for the first time in about two and a half months Departure to Philippines Departs June 17 at 12:40
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Due to the spread of new coronavirus at Chubu Airport in Aichi Prefecture, all international flights have been suspended since April 1, but it has been about two and a half months since the flight to the Philippines departed on the 17th. International flights have resumed.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus at Chubu Airport, flight reductions and suspensions have occurred one after another since late January, and all international flights have been suspended since April 1st.
On the 16th, the flight between the central airport of the Philippine Airlines and Manila began, and the international flight resumed for the first time in about two and a half months.
Many people lined up at the departure counter with a suitcase, etc., and after receiving temperature measurement from staff wearing a face shield, they were proceeding at the counter with a transparent sheet to prevent flying.
“I'm looking forward to seeing my family, but I'm afraid I might have a virus,” said a Filipino man who was visiting Japan for work.
A man who returned to the Philippines with his family said, "I was in Japan to meet my family, but I was able to rest assured that Japan has solid infection control measures."
The Helsinki line spreads to resume operations next month
As for international flights at Chubu Airport, in addition to Manila flights by Philippine Airlines, flights connecting Helsinki by Finnair Airlines are scheduled to resume operations in July.
About 30 domestic flights are currently operating per day, but Jetstar Japan will resume Fukuoka flights from 19th of this month, when the voluntary restraint of movement will be eased nationwide, and Japan Airlines' Naha flights will increase, etc. The movement of spreads.
However, as of January 1, at Chubu Airport, which had 482 international flights weekly and 97 domestic flights daily, it is not known at present whether all flights will return, and the new coronavirus Effects are expected to continue for a long time.