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Issue 2 - March 2006 < PDF file / 1.58MB > 
- Number of passengers using the Kansai International Airport breaks the 200-million mark
- New cargo area facilities completed
- Settlement of accounts for the first half of FY2005
~Increased operating revenues and profits achieved on an ordinary profit basis~ - Shops relocate, reopen
- High-speed Internet service set up at Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport
- China Union Pay Card accepted at Kansai International Airport
- Trial run for wireless IC tags for carry-on baggage carried out
- Santa makes a trip to Kansai International Airport from his home in Finland
- Travel fair to be held at KIX
Issue 1 - January 2006 < PDF file / 82KB >
- Number of passengers using the Kansai International Airport breaks the 200-million mark
- New cargo area facilities completed
- Settlement of accounts for the first half of FY2005
~Increased operating revenues and profits achieved on an ordinary profit basis~ - Shops relocate, reopen
- High-speed Internet service set up at Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport
- China Union Pay Card accepted at Kansai International Airport
- Trial run for wireless IC tags for carry-on baggage carried out
- Santa makes a trip to Kansai International Airport from his home in Finland
- Travel fair to be held at KIX
Issue 6 - November 2005 < PDF file / 88KB >
- Construction begins on the second runway with the intention of launching operations as of 2007
- November 2005 winter schedule begins, and a new record is set
- Rental car services become more convenient
- Nighttime comprehensive training conducted on aircraft accident firefighting and rescue operations
- Gate numbers matched with airplane berth numbers
- 117th IATA Schedules Conference to be held in Osaka
- American Airlines’ Osaka (Kansai)-Dallas/Ft.Worth service reinstated
- Making the most of transit time with our special transit tours
- Campaign for customer satisfaction carried out
Issue 5 - September 2005 < PDF file / 615KB >
- New stores continue to be added to the international transit area
("BALLY" brand boutique, bookstores, and a Japanese specialty souvenir shop) - Wind test conducted with a view to setting up windbreak fencing for the airport access bridge
- Expansion of Visa issuance to Chinese tour groups
- Large perishable cargo facility established
- Late-night Osaka(Kansai)-Seoul charter flights operated
- Patient saved using an AED for the first time at Kansai International Airport
- International freighter aircraft movements reach the 100,000 mark
- Charter flight to Khabarovsk offered on Dalavia Far East Airways
Issue 4 - July 2005 < PDF file / 665KB >
- Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd achieved profitability for the first time ever
- Groundbreaking ceremony held for the launch of the first-phase underpass construction project
- Overview of 2004 fiscal operations
- Shortening Minimum Connecting Time (MCT)
- EAAA Customer Service campaign to be enforced
- Kansai International Airport to be a major location for business jet service
- Oil tankers at Kansai International Airport: still accident-free at the 5000-mark
- Report on KIX Operations -April-
- Customer Service Awards presented
- Sky View (Kansai International Airport's observation hall) to be converted to an aviation theme park (first for Japan) as of July 9th
Issue 3 - May 2005 < PDF file / 88KB >
- A new all-time record to be set for the number of international flights at KIX (2005 summer schedule)
- Kansai International Airport's domestic network keeps on getting bigger and bigger
- KIX takes fifth place in the "Airport of the Year 2005"Rankings
- The renovated "The Brasserie" in the Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport opens
- Results of the questionnaire on Japanese souvenirs
- Cigarette lighters banned on U.S. flights
- Special hotline for use in the restricted international flight areas set up
- Kansai International Airport has the biggest collection of duty-free brand boutiques in Japan
- Duty-free watch boutique opens
- Report on KIX Operations -February-
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