The government has stopped new foreigners from all over the world from the 28th, following the situation where mutated new coronaviruses have been confirmed one after another in each country.
The international lobby of Narita Airport is quiet, and users have heard various opinions about the government's measures.
The government has suspended new entry from the United Kingdom and South Africa where the mutated new coronavirus has been confirmed, but due to the situation confirmed in other countries, new foreigners from all over the world will start from the 28th. I have stopped entering the country.
On the other hand, the traffic of business people in 11 countries and regions such as China and South Korea will continue to be permitted.
Under these circumstances, the lobby of the international flight at Narita Airport was quiet with few passengers seen, and the word "cancelled" was lined up on the electric bulletin board that conveys aircraft flight information.
At Narita Airport, the number of international flight passengers last month was more than 145,000 due to the relaxation of immigration restrictions, nearly three times the number in May, which was the lowest immediately after the state of emergency was declared.
A 38-year-old Japanese man who goes on a business trip to Taiwan for work said, "I think the Japanese government's response this time was slow because strict immigration restrictions were taken overseas."
A 27-year-old Japanese man heading to Portugal to study abroad said, "The mutated virus has already been confirmed in the country, but I think this government action was an early decision."
Also busy with support at Kansai Airport
Following the government's suspension of new entry of foreigners from all over the world on the 28th, Kansai Airport is also busy with quarantine station and airline personnel.
In addition to the United Kingdom and South Africa, the government suspended new entry of foreigners from all over the world from the 28th to the end of next month, and returned to and entered Japan from short-term business trips to foreign countries even for Japanese and foreigners with a status of residence. At that time, under certain conditions, the measures exempting from waiting for 14 days will be suspended.
More than 90% of international passenger planes departing from and arriving at Kansai Airport have been reduced, but at the quarantine station, all people returning or entering from countries or regions that have announced that a mutated virus has been confirmed are available locally. In addition to being inspected and required to submit a certificate within 72 hours before leaving Japan, the inspection will also be carried out at the time of entry.
On the other hand, the traffic of business people in 11 countries and regions such as China and South Korea was still allowed, and the quarantine station responded while checking the situation of each.
In addition, many inquiries have been received from airlines. Among them, Hawaiian Airlines, which resumed flights to Honolulu for the first time in about nine months this month, received a series of inquiries from passengers regarding procedures for returning to Japan, and the person in charge. Is busy responding.