Simple Flying - Nicholas Cummins
At the time, the construction of Osaka’s new Kansai International Airport (KIX) was the biggest civil project ever undertaken. Why was this airport built when Osaka already had an airport?
Osaka’s Itami Airport (the original one) was also facing overcrowding as air travel became more popular. With the development of bigger aircraft like the Boeing 747 and the arrival of short-haul Boeing 737s that made rapid frequencies possible, the city needed to consider either expansion or a new airfield...more
