PRESS RELEASE

April 19, 2024

Forecast of international passenger traffic
at Kansai International Airport for Golden Week 2024
Kansai Airports today announces the forecast of international passenger traffic, Japanese and nonJapanese combined, at Kansai International Airport (KIX) during the upcoming Golden Week (11days from Friday, April 26, to Monday, May 6).
• International passenger number is forecasted to be 682,600 (daily average: 62,100).
*The 11-day Golden Week 2019 results were 842,180 with a daily average of 76,560.

• The busiest departure day is expected to be Friday, May 3, with 37,500 passengers, while thebusiest arrival day is forecasted to be Sunday, May 5, with 35,800 passengers.
*2019 actuals: The peak departure date: Saturday, April 27, with 46,500 passengers
The peak arrival date: Monday, May 6, with 45,070 passengers.

• The daily average number of passengers is likely to be 81% compared to 2019, with the top threedestinations being South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia.
International passenger forecast during Golden Week 2024
Daily average
Passengers
Daily averagevs 2019
Departure349,700

31,80080%

Arrival332,900

30,30082%

Total

682,600

62,10081%*The Golden Week 2019 was 11 days from April 26 to May 6.
Peak departure & arrival forecast
Departure

ArrivalNo. 1

Friday, May 3

37,500 pax

Sunday, May 5

35,800 pax

No. 2

Saturday, April 27

36,600 pax

Monday, May 6

35,600 pax

No. 3

Sunday, April 28

35,600 pax

Saturday, May 4

35,400 pax

Top 3 popular destination forecast for departure2024 Forecast (11-days total)

2019 Actual (11-days total)

No. 1

South Korea

97,400 pax (97%)

China

116,060 pax

No. 2

China76,300 pax (66%)

South Korea

100,790 pax

No. 3

Southeast Asia

60,900 pax (86%)

Southeast Asia

70,950 pax

Note: The figures of Golden Week 2019 are from the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau.
The international departure passenger numbers above show the total of Japanese and non-Japanese.
Figures in the parentheses represent the daily average change compared to the Golden Week 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 OsakaInternational 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,HyogoShareholder

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％

ORIX Corporation is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers
by constantly pursuing new businesses.
Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and ispresently undertaking a wide range of businesses such as corporate finance, industrial/ICT equipment,
environment and energy, automobile-related, real estate-related, private equity investment and concession,banking and life insurance businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has been operating its
businesses globally by establishing locations in about 30 countries and regions across the world.
Going forward, ORIX intends to utilize its strengths and expertise of always generating new value to contributeto society by engaging in corporate activities that instill vitality in its companies and workforce based on ORIX’s
unique business model that continues to evolve perpetually.
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.

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International Passengers Forecast
2024 Golden Week Forecast (11 days)
Departure

Arrival（Ref）2019 Golden Week Actual (11 days)

Total

Departure

ArrivalTotal

26-Apr.

Fri.

32,70035,000 ③

67,70026-Apr.

Fri.

43,18030,540

73,72027-Apr.

Sat. ②36,60032,800 ②

69,40027-Apr.

Sat. ①46,50031,490 ③

77,99028-Apr.

Sun. ③35,60027,90063,50028-Apr.

Sun. ②

46,18026,87073,05029-Apr.

Mon.

33,30023,80057,10029-Apr.

Mon. ③45,43027,48072,91030-Apr.

Tue.

30,90019,70050,60030-Apr.

Tue.

44,16034,300 ②

78,460

1-May.

Wed.

31,30023,80055,100

1-May.

###

40,20040,570 ①

80,7702-May.

Thu.

31,30029,60060,9002-May.

Thu.

37,68039,97077,6503-May.

Fri.

37,50033,500 ①

71,0003-May.

Fri.

33,62042,940

76,5604-May.

Sat.

28,000 ③35,40063,4004-May.

Sat.

33,690 ③

43,08076,7705-May.

Sun.

24,400 ①35,80060,2005-May.

Sun.

33,290 ②

44,05077,3406-May.

Mon.

28,100 ②35,60063,7006-May.

Mon.

31,890 ①

45,07076,960

Total

349,700

332,900

682,600

Total

435,820

406,360

842,180

Average

31,80030,30062,100

Average

39,62036,94076,560①①＝No.1 peak ②＝No.2 peak ③＝No.3 peak

The Golden Week 2019 figures are from the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau.

Daily Departure PAX Forecast（thousand pax）

40②③3736

①3530
25

33

33

20

38
313131

28
28

2415

Daily Arrival PAX Forecast（thousand pax）

40

③①②35

36

36

35
30
25
20

1535

33
28

30
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