Published - Private jets market could perk up in Japan

Japan may be a leading global economy, but limited airport access, high landing fees and cumbersome regulations have kept its private aviation industry surprisingly underdeveloped. Years of lobbying for deregulation by the Japan Business Aviation Association have so far had little effect.  Still, recent news of plans to turn Haneda Airport in Tokyo into a 24-hour hub, with 90,000 slots a year allocated to international flights, revived hopes that business aviation could finally grow. In April, too, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said it wanted Narita Airport near the capital to accept more flights by domestic and low-cost carriers and business jets. The ministry said it would review airport revenues and expenditures with a view to reducing landing fees.  To read more about this IHT story