EVA Air will increase the number of flights in the Taipei route from July May 31, 2014 EVA Air (BR) will increase the number of round-trip flights between Kansai (KIX) and Taipei (TPE) by three a week from July 1 (Tue), 2014. As a result, the airline will operate a total of 17 round-trip flights a week (a maximum of 3 per day) including the current flights. Since February 2013, the number of Taiwanese visiting Japan continues to reach record highs (Source: JNTO), and as a result of the increase in the number of flights on this occasion, a total of 102 flights a week will be operated between Kansai and Taipei. A total of 123 flights will be operated to and from Taiwan as a whole thereby further enhancing the airline network between Japan and Taiwan. Increased number of flights will start: From July 1 2014 Flight Schedule: BR177 Departs from KIX: 15:35/16:00 Arrives at TPE: 17:25/17:30/17:55 (Tue/Fri/Sun 3 flights a week) BR178 Departs from TPE: 09:45/10:15 Arrives at KIX: 13:25/13:55 (Tue/Fri/Sun 3 flights a week) The operating hours slightly differ depending on the days of the week. See the attachment for the summer schedule of the KIX route operated by EVA Air. Aircraft specifications Model: Boeing 777 Seats: 313 total (Business class 38, Economy class 275) (Note: Conditional upon acquisition of government approval from related countries. Schedules, etc. are subject to change.) (Photo provided by EVA Air) This photo is for reference only.
2014 EVA AIR, Japan Announcement EVA Air will increase the number of services between KIX and TPE (for a limited period of time) EVA Air (BR) will increase the number of services between KIX and TPE for a limited period of time. Schedule KIX TPE Period Flight No. Departure Arrival Days Aircraft 3/30 10/25 BR131 13:10 15:05 Daily A332 *Increased 15:35 17:25 Tue flights BR177 15:35 17:30 Fri B777 7/1 10/25 16:00 17:55 Sun 3/30 10/25 BR129 18:35 20:30 Daily A321 TPE KIX Period Flight No. Departure Arrival Days Aircraft 3/30 10/25 BR132 8:30 12:10 Daily A332 *Increased Tue 10:15 13:55 flights BR178 Fri B777 7/1 10/25 9:45 13:25 Sun 3/30 10/25 BR130 13:35 17:15 Daily A321 * Pending government approval Notes: Schedules are subject to change depending on arrangements with relevant organizations Aircraft: B777 (C:38, Y:275) / A332 (C:24, Y:228) / A321 (C:8, Y:176) Contact information: Eva Airways, Japan 03-5793-3405 Person in charge: Shimoji
Attractive Stores Open in Kansai International Airport (KIX) Terminal 1 Building Attractive stores open one after another in the KIX Terminal 1 Building. BEAMS Inc., a trend setter of clothing and sundry goods, will open a store BEAMS Planets, the first new standard kiosk in Western Japan. They will offer a large assortment of travel goods, such as clothing, suitcases, and sundry goods, under the concept of travel and gifts, appealing to travelers. Next is Pokemon which is very popular in games and animations. A casual shop Pokemon Store, where anyone from adults to children can enjoy, will debut at KIX, offering assorted Pokemon goods. They will also provide limited edition goods sold only at KIX. Then 3COINS OOOPS!, a 300-yen store, will have its first airport opening at KIX, providing a lineup of items from souvenirs to daily necessities. Cute and lovely sundry goods will amuse shoppers at KIX. Following the opening of 3COINS, The DAISO which now does business on the 3 rd floor in Terminal 1 bldg. will change locations in mid-june 2014. The floor space will be larger and number of available items will be increased, becoming more convenient for shoppers. Finally, KIWA Corporation, well-known for its Benitora Gyoza Bo, will open a new western restaurant at KIX called Margaret Kitchen. Besides standard western cuisines, heartwarming dishes, such as fresh salads and smoothies with selected healthy foodstuff, will be served. Shopping and dining at KIX will become a lot more fun! Don t miss it!
Stores Information (New Stores and Relocation) New Store Opening BEAMS Planets Pokemon Store 3COINS OOOPS! Relocation The DAISO Name of Store Margaret Kitchen Business Category Product Sales Product Sales Product Sales Restaurant Product Sales Clothing and sundry goods Pokemon goods Sundry goods Western food Sundry goods Line of Business Business Hours Scheduled Date of Opening 7:00~22:00 7:30~21:30 7:30~21:00 7:00~21:30 7:00~21:30 (Last order: 21:30) July 6, 2014 (Sun) June 26, 2014 (Thu) Early August 2014 Early August 2014 Mid-June 2014
Actualizing the World s Largest and Asia s First Hydrogen Grid Airport Achieving an environmentally advanced airport and dominating the world market of hydrogen-related industries New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd. (NKIAC) has been actively working on environmental projects, including the generation of power from clean types of energy, such as solar energy and hydrogen energy, and improvements in the efficiency of energy use, under its Smart Island KIX Environmental Plan in pursuit of being an environmentally advanced airport provided with environment-friendliness and safety. NKIAC has recently decided to start a hydrogen grid project on a full scale as one of the pillars of the Smart Island KIX Environmental Plan with support from the government by utilizing the system of the Kansai Innovation International Strategic Comprehensive Special Zone(*) and under the cooperation of all stakeholders. Hydrogen as an ultimate clean energy resource has been attracting a great deal of attention. The hydrogen grid project is Japan s first demonstration project for the large-scale introduction of hydrogen energy to airport facilities. This project aims to construct a model of hydrogen energy utilization in the airport community by infrastructure improvements, including the introduction of fuel cell forklifts to the warehouses of the airport and the construction of hydrogen supply facilities, for the next three years. The project will proactively introduce fuel cell forklifts, which Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Industries Co., Ltd. have been jointly developing currently, to the warehouses of the Kansai International Airport, while Iwatani International Corporation will develop necessary hydrogen-related infrastructure, including hydrogen supply facilities. Furthermore, the project will continue installing a full-fledged hydrogen station near the second-phase terminal area with a view to a spread of fuel cell vehicles in the future. In addition, the project will steadily make efforts toward the further introduction of hydrogen energy to the airport, including the consideration of hydrogen energy supply in the second-phase terminal area and the construction of an energy management system for the airport island. Immediate plans: Fiscal 2014 to 2015 Introducing two fuel cell forklifts, developing small-scale hydrogen supply equipment, and implementing the demonstration project at airport facilities, such as KIX-Medica (a communal constant temperature warehouse for medical products) and warehouses. Installing a full-fledged liquefied hydrogen station. Up to fiscal 2016 Installing hydrogen supply equipment (dispensers) inside the warehouses along with liquid hydrogen storage facilities and high-pressure hydrogen piping and starting the full-fledged introduction of fuel cell forklifts in sequence.
Fuel cells generate electric power as a result of the chemical reaction of hydrogen with the oxygen in the air, the development of which as a technology to reduce CO2 emissions and support energy resource diversification is making progress for practical use for automobiles. Hydrogen is expected as a power source for industrial vehicles, including forklifts, as well. In pursuit of the practical use of hydrogen energy as ultimate clean energy in anticipation of the arrival of a full-fledged hydrogen energy society, Toyota Motor Corporation, Iwatani International Corporation, and Toyota Industries Corporation have been advancing the spread of hydrogen energy by using the hydrogen supply chain at the Kansai International Airport as a model case. * Support from the government to this project and utilization of the Special Zone. Ministry of the Environment: Support to the development of fuel cell forklifts and construction of hydrogen infrastructure (utilizing a technology development and demonstration project for countermeasures of reinforced induction type against CO 2 emissions) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: Support to the installation of hydrogen station (utilizing subsidies for a project of developing hydrogen supply equipment and a project of subsidizing hydrogen supply equipment for fuel cell vehicles) Kansai Innovation International Strategic Comprehensive Special Zone: The promotion of deregulation, preferential taxation etc.
China's low-cost carrier Spring Airlines will launch the Kansai and Wuhan air route China's low-cost carrier Spring Airlines is pleased to announce that it will inaugurate a new weekly service of four flights between Kansai (KIX) and Wuhan (WUH) from July 18 (Fri), 2014. This is the second KIX-based service for Spring Airlines after the KIX-Shanghai (PVG) route inaugurated in March 2014. Now, a total of 20 Chinese cities are linked with KIX as a result of the addition of WUH. Inauguration date of the service: From July 18 (Fri) 2014 Flight Schedule: 9C8788 Departs KIX: 08:30 Arrives WUH: 11:00 (Tue/Thu*/Fri/Sun) 9C8787 Departs WUH: 11:55* Arrives KIX: 15:50 (Tue/Thu*/Fri/Sun) * The flight leaves from WUH at 12:00 on Thursday. Aircraft Specifications Model: Airbus Seats: 180 in Economy Class Spring Airlines China s first low-cost carrier Spring Airlines based in Shanghai started operations in July 2005 and currently operates 70 domestic routes in China and 17 international routes. From July 2010, it flies to and from four Japanese cities, Kansai, Ibaraki, Takamatsu and Saga. (Source: Spring Airlines website) Note: Conditional upon acquisition of government approval from related countries. Schedules, etc. are subject to change. Spring Airlines Airbus (Photo provided by Spring Airlines)
Hong Kong Express Airways will operate two daily flights between Kansai and Hong Kong Hong Kong Express Airways (UO) currently operates one flight a day and four midnight flights a week (Mon/Thu/Fri/Sun), a total of eleven flights a week between Kansai (KIX) and Hong Kong (HKG). From the flight arriving at and departing from KIX on July 19 (Sat), 2014, the airline will increase three midnight flights to thereby operate two flights a day. The airline is currently renewing its aircraft design and will start to operate from around the end of July with newly designed aircrafts including the KIX HKG route. Increased number of flights will start: From the flight arriving at KIX on July 19 (Sat), 2014 Flight Schedule: ( will be operated from July 19) Outbound Inbound Flight No. Schedule Aircraft Operated on UO687 UO689 UO686 UO688 Departs KIX Arrives HKG (14:50) (17:50) (15:30) (18:30) Departs KIX Arrives HKG (01:35) (04:35) Departs HKG Arrives KIX (09:30) (14:15) (10:00) (14:45) (10:00) (14:50) Departs HKG Arrives KIX (20:15) (00:55)(+1) (19:55) (00:35)(+1) Aircraft specifications Model: Airbus Seats: 174 in Economy Class Note: Conditional upon acquisition of government approval from related countries. Schedules, etc. are subject to change. Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu Fri/Sat/Sun Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu /Fri/Sat/Sun Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Sun Fri Sat Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun Fri Hong Kong Express Airways Airbus (Photo provided by Hong Kong Express Airways)
China's low-cost carrier Spring Airlines significantly expands the China routes China's low-cost carrier Spring Airlines (9C) will significantly expands the China routes from the Kansai (KIX) from July, 2014. The airline will inaugurate two new services between KIX and Tianjin (TSN) as well as between KIX and Chongqing (CKG). In addition, it will increase the number of services between KIX and Shanghai (PVG) from seven to ten. With the expansion of the air routes, Spring Airlines now will operate services between KIX and four Chinese cities of Shanghai, Wuhan, Tianjin and Chongqing and operate a total of 21 flights a week as a result. Services with WUH, TSN and CKG are new direct flight routes for the KIX. Now, a total of 21 cities in China are connected with KIX. Start date of new services and flight schedule ( Newly announced routes) Aircraf Flt. No. Dep. Time Arr. Time Days Start date t Outbound Inbound 9C8778 KIX 8:00 CKG 10:55 Mon/Wed/Sat 2014/7/19 9C8788 KIX 8:30 WUH 11:00 Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun 2014/7/18 9C8590 KIX 12:45 PVG 14:15 Daily 2014/3/15 9C8800 KIX 17:20 TSN 19:15 Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun 2014/7/18 9C8794 KIX 18:25 PVG 19:55 Mon/Wed/Sat 2014/7/19 9C8589 PVG 8:30 KIX 11:45 Daily 2014/3/15 9C8787 WUH 11:55 KIX 15:50 Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun 2014/7/18 9C8777 CKG 11:55 KIX 16:55 Mon/Wed/Sat 2014/7/19 9C8799 TSN 20:15 KIX 23:45 Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun 2014/7/18 9C8793 PVG 20:50 KIX 23:50 Mon/Wed/Sat 2014/7/19 Notes: The operating hours slightly differ depending on the days of the week. See the released material by Spring Airways for more details. Conditional upon acquisition of government approval from related countries. Schedules, etc. are subject to change. Aircraft specifications Model: Airbus Seats: 180 in Economy Class Spring Airlines Airbus (Photo provided by Spring Airlines) Airline network between KIX and China Newly announced routes in red