Kobe Airport Welcomes International Charter Flights with 40 Weekly Services, First Flight by Starlux

Kobe Airport Welcomes International Charter Flights with 40 Weekly Services, First Flight by Starlux

On April 18, Kobe Airport’s Terminal 2 opened and welcomed its first regular international charter flights.

Korean Air offers 14 weekly flights to Seoul/Incheon, Juneyao Airlines offers 7 weekly flights each to Shanghai/Pudong and Nanjing, Starlux Airlines offers 7 weekly flights to Taichung and 3 to Taipei/Taoyuan, and EVA Air operates 2 weekly flights to Taipei/Taoyuan. This totals 40 weekly flights.

On the first day, Korean Air operated 2 flights from Seoul/Incheon, Starlux Airlines from Taipei/Taoyuan and Taichung, EVA Air from Taipei/Taoyuan, and Juneyao Airlines from Shanghai/Pudong, totaling 6 flights.

The first arriving flight was Starlux Airlines JX834 from Taipei/Taoyuan, arriving 30 minutes earlier than scheduled at 9:30 AM. Following the arrival of Korean Air KE731 from Seoul/Incheon, a water salute was performed by fire trucks. The first departing flight was the Starlux Airlines JX835 return flight to Taipei/Taoyuan.

On the same day, a ceremony was held to commemorate the commencement of international charter flights. Kobe Mayor Kizo Hisamoto, Kansai Airports Kobe CEO Yoshiyuki Yamatani, Korean Air Japan Regional Executive Seok Woo Lee, Starlux Airlines Chief Strategy Officer Simon Liu, Juneyao Airlines Japan Branch Manager Dong Wei, and EVA Air Japan Branch Manager Qiwei Chen gave congratulatory speeches. Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito and Kobe City Council Chair Yasunaga Boya attended, celebrating with a tape-cutting and kusudama opening.

Terminal 2 houses a duty-free shop by Bren Deweblan, offering local collaborative products, wines, tobacco, cosmetics, and perfumes. Other dining and retail facilities are unavailable, directing patrons to Terminal 1.

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