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November 30, 2015
Maritime disaster drill will be carried out at the oil tanker berth.
A drill will be carried out on the assumption that an oil spill accident from a tanker which berthed at the
oil tanker berth of the Kansai International Airport has occurred.
This drill is aimed not only to provide rapid and appropriate responses at the occurrence of an accident,
but also to strengthen the disaster prevention system at the Senshu port in cooperation with relevant
organizations.
Date: 14:00 to 15:00 on November 9, 2015 (Mon.) (canceled only in case of heavy rain)
(Optional extra date: At the same hours on November 10 (Tue.))
Location: Oil tanker berth of the Kansai International Airport
Main participating institutions:
Kansai Airport Coast Guard Air Station of Japan Coast Guard (2 patrol boats)
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (1 disaster prevention boat and other 4 ships)
New Kansai International Airport Engineering Co., Ltd. (1 fuel recovery vehicle and 1 work
vehicle)
Kansai International Airport Security Co., Ltd. (3 fire-extinguishing vehicles, 1 materials
transporting vehicle and 1 rescue vehicle)
Association of Coastal Tankers for the Maritime Safety of the Kansai International Airport (1
tanker)
Number of participants: About 120 people
Drill content: The following drills will be conducted:
Drill for the initial responses
Drill for information transmission
Drill for warning nearby vessels
Drill for measuring gas concentration
Drill for stretching oil fence
Drill for recovering spilled oil and for diluting and dispersing
Drill for searching missing persons and rescuing (maritime rescue)
Drill for evacuating and rescuing wounded people (land rescue)
Drill for fire-extinguishing
Drill for emergency de-berthing
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A “MOSDO” shop will be opened on the south side of the second floor of the Terminal 1 Building
- The collaboration brand between Mister Donuts and Mos Burger will be opened for the first time in an airport -
The collaboration brand “MOSDO” between Mister Donuts operated by Duskin Co., Ltd. and Mos
Burger operated by Mos Food Services, Inc., will be opened for the public on the south side of the second floor of the Terminal 1 Building.
The “MOSDO Kansai International Airport Shop” is considered to be a flagship store pursuing the brands of both Mister Donuts and Mos Burger.
The store is designed to separate the dining area into two sections of a house space and a garden space, while the kitchen area is glazed so as to allow the making process of donuts and hamburgers to be seen. The shop is fully committed to “Safety and Security” and “Materials and Preparation” and we are looking forward to seeing you soon at the store.
Overview of the store
Name: MOSDO Kansai International Airport Shop Products: Hamburgers, donuts and drinks Start date: November 16 (Mon.), 2015 at 6:00 Business hours: 6:00 – 23:00 (7 days a week) Location: See the diagram below.
[2nd floor of the Terminal 1 Building]
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The “Regus Express Kansai International Airport” will be opened next spring.
- Business lounge on the south side of the third floor of the Terminal 1 Building –
Regus Japan K.K, the Japanese subsidiary of the Regus group which is the largest rental office provider in the world with 2,500 offices in 106 countries will open the “Regus Express Kansai International Airport,” a business lounge and rental office, on the south side of the third floor public area of the Terminal 1 Building for the first time in the Japanese airports.
The offices are highly valuable for use as a backup office for business negotiations and meeting both for businessmen who travel between countries around the world and the Kansai area, and for companies that conduct business within the Kansai International Airport.
The business lounge is fully equipped with a fast internet connection, WiFi and meeting rooms for negotiation. In addition, Japanese-English bilingual personnel will be permanently stationed in anticipation of the use by companies involved in overseas business to provide support to a variety of companies and businesspersons at a high service level.
Overview
Name: Regus Express Kansai International Airport Facility: Business lounge Start date: Spring of 2016 (planned) Business hours: 8:00 to 21:00 (planned) Location: See the diagram below
[3rd floor of the Terminal 1 Building]
Location
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Kids Corners will be expanded in both the domestic and international departure areas of the Kansai International Airport
Kids Corners will be expanded in the Terminal 1 of the Kansai International Airport Terminal in
addition to the enhancement of the playground equipment of the existing Kids Corners in order to
allow passengers with small children to spend a comfortable time while waiting for their flight
departure. As the first step, a Kids Corner including the designs of Pikachu with a pilot costume and
popular Pokemon which are very familiar in the Pokemon Store in the KIX has been installed at the
north side of the Terminal 1 Building thanks to the collaboration of the Pokemon Center.
A new Kids Corner will be installed also at the south side in the future, of which we will officially
inform you at a later date.
We will continue working to expand our services to enable customers with small children to spend
a comfortable time.
Date of Completion: November 20, 2015 (Fri.)
Newly installed locations:
International area in the Terminal 1 Building
1 place in the Main Building
4 places in the North Wing
Domestic area in the Terminal 1 Building
1 place
6 places in total have newly been installed.
Now, a total of 9 places are available together with the existing Kids Corners.
Equipment
Playground equipment including cushion mats, slides etc.
Photo spot for taking pictures with Pikachu in pilot costume
Location
In the Domestic area
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In the International area
Image
Newly installed
Exisiting
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*Polemon Store is a Pokemon shop casually arranged with an assortment of popular goods from
the official “Pokemon Center.”
You can enjoy shopping surrounded by a variety of Pokemon goods.
■ Pokemon Store Kansai International Airport
2nd floor in the Terminal 1 Building, Kansai International Airport, Senshu-kuukounaka-1,
Tajiri-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka, Japan 549-0011
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November 30, 2015
The “V Air” of Taiwan inaugurates daily flights between Kansai and Taipei!
We are pleased to announce that the V Air (ZV) will newly operate daily flights between KIX and Taipei
as from January 23 (Sat.), 2016. The V Air is a low-cost carrier (LCC) established in Taiwan in November of 2013 with its home base in
Taipei (Taoyuan Airport) and also operates in East Asia. With these new services, the international LCC routes to and from the Kansai International Airport are
operated by 17 airline companies linking 25 cities with 346 flights per week(*). The largest LCC international network in Japan to and from KIX has further been expanded.
* The total number of LCC flights already announced.
New services from: January 23 (Sat.), 2016
Flight Schedules
Route Flight No. Schedule Operated on
Taipei ZV209 Dep. KIX(12:30) → Arr. Taipei(15:00)
Daily ZV208 Dep. Taipei(07:40) → Arr. KIX(11:30)
※ Subject to the approval by the concerned countries’ authorities. Flight schedules are subject to change.
Aircraft Specifications
Model: Airbus A321 Seats: Economy class194 total
(Photo courtesy of V Air)