PRESS RELEASE

September 12, 2024

“Sky Day” Airport Festival 2024 to be held in ITAMI
Join us for events to explore the entire airport！
Kansai Airports is delighted to announce that “SKY DAY” Airport Festival 2024 will be held on Saturday,
November 9, 2024, at Osaka International Airport (ITAMI).
At the event, visitors can enjoy various events such as exhibition booths from participating partners, ashow featuring Kansai Airports Group’s official character, “Sorayan,” and mascot characters fromneighboring municipalities, as well as the airport quiz rally. Additionally, there will be a tour of hangars,
which are usually off-limits, and lectures on the aviation, providing an exciting experience for families,
from kids to adults.
Kansai Airports Group will continue to deliver exciting events to spread the charm of the airports andthe joys of travel to customers.

Date and time: Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (The event will proceedeven in the rain. Events on the observation deck will be canceled if it rains.)
Location: Osaka International Airport (ITAMI)
・Observation deck・Hoshi no ma, North Terminal, 4F
・ANA hangar, JAL hangar・West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau ITAMI Office・Around group bus stop, 1F, Osaka Monorail Osaka Airport StationCooperation: West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau ITAMI Office, Osaka International Airport Revitalization
Committee, Osaka International Airport Terminal Building Association, Sky Friend
Association Osaka, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., IBEX Airlines
Co., Ltd., Amakusa Airlines Co., Lid., Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd., and Hankyu Kanko Bus
Co., Ltd.（In no particular order）
Details: ・Stage events such as greetings from mascot characters from local municipalities
・Visit to hangars
・Uniform wearing experience, lectures on the aviation, and work experience, etc.
・Aircraft parts exhibit and Airline goods sales
・Explanation of air traffic control operations, visit to the air traffic control tower
・Joint event by pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers
・Quiz rally
Some of the above activities require prior registration or a numbered ticket. Please
visit the URL below for details.
Organizer：Kansai Airports
URL: https://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/special/event/20241109.html
Other: ・Parking is expected to be crowded during the event. We kindly ask for your cooperation inusing public transportation.
・The event is subject to change or cancellation due to weather conditions, facility operations,and other unforeseen circumstances.

Contact Information
Group Corporate Communications Department
Kansai Airports
Tel: +81-72-455-2201

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 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 netzero emissions 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;
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.