PRESS RELEASE

April 19, 2024

KIX wins SKYTRAX “World Airport Awards 2024”
No. 1 in the world in the baggage handling category
Kansai Airports is pleased to announce that Kansai International Airport (KIX) has been awarded
first place in the "World's Best Airport for Baggage Delivery" in the baggage handling category ofthe World Airport Awards 2024*, an international airport evaluation conducted by SKYTRAX, a UKbased international air transport rating organization.
This is the eighth time KIX has received this award, which is based on an evaluation of waiting time
before baggage pickup, efficiency of baggage delivery, and response to lost baggage. We believethat the record of having no baggage lost since the opening of the airport is the result of the daily
efforts and careful work of everyone involved, including airlines and handling companies.
KIX was ranked 7th in "World's Best Airports in Asia" and 4th in "World's Best Airports by Passenger
Numbers (20million to 30million passengers)." ITAMI was ranked 4th in “World's Best Domestic
Airports.”
Kansai Airports Group will continue to create an environment in which passengers can have apleasant and fun time at the airport and provide enjoyable travel experiences.

Other nominations of KIX
・World’s Cleanest Airports：7th place
・World’s Best Low-Cost Airline Terminals：5th place (Terminal 2)・Best Airport Staff in Asia：9th place*A satisfaction survey based on the results of questionnaires collected from air passengers in 100 countries andregions at 570 airports around the world.

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 coremembers. 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 andsecurity being the top priority. Kansai Airports group aims to maximize the potential of the three airports, forthe benefit of the communities they serve.
For more information, please visit：http://www.kansai-airports.co.jp/en/

Kansai Airports
Location

1-banchi, Senshu-kuko kita,
Izumisano-shi, 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 better way.
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
by providing 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
zero emissions across its entire network by 2050.
For more details, please visit our website: www.vinci-airports.com
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ASICS Corporation; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; Obayashi Corporation; OMRON Corporation; The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated;
Kintetsu Group 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 Hanshin Holdings, 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 thePrivate Finance Initiative Promotion Corporation of Japan.