Overview
- Provisional counts show 747,620 total arrivals and departures at Kansai Airport from Dec. 26 to Jan. 4, down 2% year over year.
- Departures to China fell to 55,170, dropping China from the top destination last year to third behind South Korea and Taiwan.
- South Korea drew 127,990 travelers and Taiwan 59,970, reflecting a marked shift in destination preferences.
- Roughly 70% of travelers during the period were foreign nationals, totaling 515,430 people.
- Kansai Airport Co. reported December China flight operations at about 60% of December 2024 levels, while Chubu Airport also logged a steep fall in China-bound departures to 5,680 and an overall 8% decline to 148,030 travelers.