国際線客４０００万人受け入れへ　２５年万博にらみ改修―関空運営会社

　関西国際空港を運営する関西エアポート（大阪府泉佐野市）は１２日、２０２５年春以降、受け入れ可能な国際線旅客を７割程度増やし、年間４０００万人に引き上げる改修計画を発表した。
　関空の訪日外国人（インバウンド）利用は拡大を続けており、１８年度の国際線旅客は第１・２ターミナル合計で約２２９０万人に上った。防災対策を含め約１０００億円を投じ、２０年末から第１ターミナルの改修工事に着手。２５年春までに駐機スポットを五つ増やすとともに、一部国内線エリアを国際線用に変更する。保安検査場では複数客の荷物を一度に検査できる「スマートレーン」を２０本以上確保する。
　関西エアの山谷佳之社長は記者会見で、２５年の大阪・関西万博や大阪府・市が誘致を進めるカジノを含む統合型リゾート（ＩＲ）整備をにらみ、「（改修を）ぜひ間に合わせたい」と話した。（2019/12/12-18:36）

Kansai International Airport aims to increase annual international flight passengers it can accept by about 70 pct to 40 million in spring 2025 or later, the operator of the western Japan airport said Thursday.
   More and more foreign visitors to Japan are using the airport in Osaka Prefecture, with the number of passengers on international flights to and from the airport in fiscal 2018 totaling some 22.9 million.
   Kansai Airports, the operator, will invest some 100 billion yen in renovation of the airport's Terminal 1 from late 2020, including measures to minimize damage from disasters.
   Five more aircraft parking aprons will be introduced by spring 2025, and part of the areas for domestic flights will be changed for use for international flights. At least 20 "smart lanes" that can check baggage of multiple passengers at a time will be installed at security checks.
   "We do hope to complete the renovation work before" the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka and an envisioned opening of a casino-featuring integrated resort in Osaka, Kansai Airports President Yoshiyuki Yamaya told a press conference in the Osaka Prefecture city of Izumisano, where the company is based, on Thursday.