Japan: 10m foreign passengers used Kansai International Airport in 2015

The number of foreign passengers on international flights using Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture topped 10 million in 2015 for the first time since it opened in 1994. The figure surged 59% from the previous year to 10.01m, exceeding the number of Japanese users for the first time, which stood at 6.07m, down 6.0 %, New Kansai International Airport Co. said Monday. The total number of passengers at the airport marked a record 23.21m. The number of people on international flight jumped 24% to 16.25m, also a record high. Meanwhile, the number of passengers on domestic flights grew 11% to 6.96m.<br/>