VINCI Airports alongside its fellow Kansai International Airport concession owner partner ORIX, launched the modernisation works of the airport terminal 1 at the end of May, marking the largest works programme since the airport was opened in 1994.
In line with Japan’s tourism strategy and economic development of the Kansai region, the works continue and accelerate the modernisation of the Kansai airports, initiated from the start of the concession in 2016. The overall goal is to create more capacity and improve the passenger experience without building a new terminal – an approach based on optimising existing spaces that fits with VINCI Airports’ environmental objectives.
The modernisation works involve enlarging and completely renovating the airport’s international passenger journey: security controls, boarding, departures, retail spaces and arrivals. The new journey will showcase the architecture of the building designed by Renzo Piano, while new technologies will optimise flows and enhance the passenger experience. Domestic passengers will also benefit from a new, more functional and compact space with a broader range of services and a vast retail offering available right up to the boarding gate.
All renovated spaces will be designed to the most stringent environmental standards for reducing energy consumption and will enhance accessbility and comfort for all users.
Supported by the Japanese Government, the works will make the airport the ‘first pavilion’ of the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025 and will offer an visitors an immersion into Japan’s innovation culture, right from their arrival.
“Modernisation of Kansai International Airport will act as a source of growth and enhance the attractiveness of the region. As a long-term partner working with the Japanese authorities, VINCI Airports is proud to stand alongside them in this new phase of improvements that will make the airport even more effective, sustainable and innovative.”
