Kansai International Airport, operated since 2016 by VINCI Airports with its partner ORIX, has inaugurated a new domestic area in Terminal 1. The first stage of the airport's remodelling works, this new area improves passengers' experience thanks to more functional commercial spaces, redesigned around new shops and restaurants celebrating the flavours of Kansai and a new lounge.
The second phase of work has already begun and will be completed in December 2023, with the opening of the new international area. It will improve passengers' experience along their entire journey (check-in, emigration, shopping areas, boarding) while deploying new technologies to serve passengers.
Supported by the Japanese government, these works are the most important ones carried out at Kansai International Airport since it opened in 1994. They enable VINCI Airports to support Japan's tourism recovery and prepare the airport to become the “First Pavilion” of the Osaka Kansai World Expo in 2025.
