PRESS RELEASE

July 23, 2024

Runway Night Walk at Kobe Airport!
Kansai Airports Kobe is excited to announce the “Runway Night Walk” at Kobe Airport on the night of August 23,
2024, to provide an extraordinary experience at the airport.
The last year’s runway night walk was in December, but this year we are having the walk in summer. In this event,participants can walk on the runway and taxiways in the enchanting glow of airfield lights after the airport is closed,
guided by experts who share fascinating insights about aviation. We hope you enjoy a marvelous summer night in
the areas of the airport that is usually off-limits.
Kansai Airports Group will continue to deliver attractiveness of the airport and travel through various fun events andother initiatives.
Date: From 10:00 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2024, to around 0:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24(Reception opens at 9:45 p.m.)
Location:

Kobe Airport terminal building and its restricted areas

Event content: 1) Tour around the observation deck of the terminal building(including the miniature museum)2) Guided night walk on the runway and taxiways (all on foot), and more
Eligibility: Elementary school children or older
Enrollment limit: 45 participants (up to 5 people per group)
Fee: 5,000 yen per person (tax included) (to be paid on the day of the event)
How to apply: Applicants are to fill in the application form on Kobe Airport’s website.
Information required for application
Names, address and ages of all participants, telephone number and e-mail address of grouprepresentatives
https://www.kairport.co.jp/event/2024nightwalk
Application deadline: Monday, August 5, 2024 (If the number of applications exceeds the enrollment limit,participants will be selected by a draw.)*The results will be notified on Friday, August 9, 2024.
Notes: 1) Participants need to be able to come to the airport by car or other means because the public transportation
is not available after the tour.
2) Separate fees will be charged for car parking (150 yen/hour)3) Minors alone cannot apply for or participate in this event. Minors have to be accompanied by adults.
Participants are asked to show identification (driver’s license, student ID, etc.) on the day of the event.
4) This event is subject to change or cancellation due to bad weather or any other reasons related to themanagement of the facilities. (Light rain or shine)[Photos from the event last year]

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
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ASICS 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 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 the Private Finance Initiative Promotion
Corporation of Japan.