PRESS RELEASE

July 11, 2024

Special TV program to commemorate
the 30th anniversary of KIX opening!
- on NHK’s international broadcasting channel “NHK WORLD-JAPAN/jibtv” Kansai Airports is delighted to announce that a program to celebrate the 30th anniversary of KansaiInternational Airport (KIX) will be broadcast worldwide on the NHK’s international broadcasting
channel “NHK WORLD-JAPAN/jibtv“.
The theme of the program is “the Beautiful Airport” coming from the words of the architect Renzo
Piano who designed KIX - “Beauty is not just about appearance but also spiritual beauty”. The
previous program featuring KIX was aired in 2019 and well-received, and this second program will
be delivered to about 420 million households in 160 countries and regions.
This program highlights how the KIX’s first ever large-scale Terminal 1 renovation is transforming
the architectural beauty of the airport, environmental measures we are taking to protect the natural
beauty, the “spiritual beauty” the airport staff strive for, and many more.
Kansai Airports Group will continue to create values as a gateway to new journeys and experiences.
Program outline
Date: Friday, August 30, 2024, for 30 minutes
The program will go on air four times: at 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 4:30 a.m. (next day)*All in Japan Standard Time. The same program will be re-aired.
*This broadcast is available on TV equipped with a tuner to receive the station’s transmission.
Online: After the first television broadcast, the program will be available online.
- The Japan International Broadcasting Inc. (JIB) website: https://biz.jibtv.com/- Kansai Airports’ official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KansaiAirportKIX* The program will be uploaded to our official YouTube channel on Monday, September 2, 2024.

Both images are from the program in 2019.

Contact:Group Corporate Communications Department
Kansai Airports
pr@kansai-airports.co.jp

Kansai Airports was established by a consortium made up of VINCI Airports and ORIX Corporation as its core
members. Kansai Airports took over the operations of Kansai International Airport (“KIX”) and Osaka
International Airport (“ITAMI”) from New Kansai International Airport Company (“NKIAC”) and has been
operating the two airports since April 1, 2016.
Kansai Airports Kobe, Kansai Airports’ wholly-owned subsidiary, took over the operations of Kobe Airport(“KOBE”) from Kobe City and started its business as an operating company on April 1, 2018.
Under the concept of “One Kansai Airports Group”, Kansai Airports group strives to continuously improve its
services for all airport guests through appropriate investments and efficient operations, with safety and security
being the top priority. Kansai Airports group aims to maximize the potential of the three airports, for the benefitof the communities they serve.
For more information, please visit：http://www.kansai-airports.co.jp/en/

Kansai Airports
Location

1-banchi, Senshu-kuko kita, Izumisanoshi, Osaka

Shareholders

ORIX 40%,VINCI Airports 40%,
Other investors 20%1

Company
Representatives

Representative Director and CEO:Yoshiyuki Yamaya
Representative Director and Co-CEO: Benoit Rulleau

Business Scope

Operation and management services, etc. of Kansai International Airport and Osaka
International Airport

Kansai Airports Kobe
Location

1-ban, Kobe-kuko, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi,
Hyogo

Shareholder

Company
Representatives

Representative Director and CEO: Yoshiyuki Yamaya
Representative Director and Co-CEO: Benoit Rulleau

Business Scope

Operation and management services, etc. of Kobe Airport

Kansai Airports 100％

Established in 1964, ORIX Group has grown into a diverse corporate group active worldwide in financing andinvestment, life insurance, banking, asset management, real estate, concession, environment and energy,
automobile-related services, industrial/ICT equipment, ships, and aircraft. ORIX operates in around 30 countries
and regions with approximately 35,000 people. Its Purpose, “Finding Paths. Making Impacts.” which defines
why ORIX exists in our world. With this Purpose, ORIX will unite globally to help our world develop in a betterway.
For more details, please visit our website: https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

The world’s leading private airport operator, VINCI Airports operates more than 70 airports in 13 countries.
Thanks to its expertise as a global integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and manages airports byproviding its investment capacity and its know-how in optimizing operational performance, modernizing
infrastructure and managing their operations and environmental transition. VINCI Airports is the first airport
operator to have committed to an international environmental strategy in 2016, to achieve the goal of net zeroemissions across its entire network by 2050.
For more details, please visit our website: www.vinci-airports.com
1ASICS Corporation; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; Obayashi Corporation; OMRON Corporation; The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated; KintetsuGroup Holding Co., Ltd.; Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.; Suntory Holdings Limited; JTB Corp.; Sekisui House, Ltd.; Daikin Industries, Ltd.; Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.;Takenaka Corporation; Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.; NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION; Panasonic Holdings Corporation; Hankyu HanshinHoldings, Inc.; Rengo Co., Ltd.; The Senshu Ikeda Bank, Ltd.; Kiyo Holdings, Inc.; The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.; THE SHIGA BANK，LTD.; The Nanto Bank, Ltd.; Nippon Life
Insurance Company; Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Resona Bank, Limited; and the Private Finance Initiative Promotion
Corporation of Japan.