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GROUND SERVICE
PROVIDERS

Are Big Changes
on the Horizon
in Japan?
Additional players are competing
with local entities for a share of the
country's growing ground handling
market.

T

he Japanese ground handling service
industry may receive a powerful impetus
for growth in years to come, thanks to
recently announced plans of the national government to double the number of inbound
tourists in the country up to 60 million by 2030,
compared to 30 million in 2018, according to recent
statements of some leading local ground handlers
and industry experts.
According to officials, successful implementation
of these plans will result in the growth of demand for
ground handling services provided at local airports,
creating conditions to attract new industry players
and investors.
Keiichi Ishii, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism, (a state agency, which, along

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By Eugene Gerden

42 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE

SEPTEMBER 2019

with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau is responsible for
the development of aviation and the ground handling
industry in Japan), says the government expects the
number of inbound tourists in Japan to grow up to
45 million people as soon as 2023.
He notes this growth will be associated with the
need to add the equivalent of 100 new narrow-body
daily flights each year for the next four years. According to Japanese aviation experts, in order to deal with
such traffic, serious improvements will have to be
made to the country's ground handling industry, in
order to make them more prompt and efficient.
As part of these plans, a particular attention will
be paid to raising the quality of provided services and
expanding their range. What's more, the government
plans to create conditions for the attraction of foreign investors to the sector and stimulate competition
within it. The latter should contribute to a reduction
in cost of the provided services in the field of ground
handling services across Japan.
Currently, high tariffs for the ground handling
services provided in the majority of Japanese airports
remains one of the major problems of the industry,
which complicates its further development.
This has also prevented the arrival of new ground
handling operators to the market - particularly foreign entities, whose presence in Japan, so far, has been
relatively low.
At present, the ground handling sector of Japan is
mostly dominated by local companies and airlines.
Among the leading players are two of Japan's largest



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ground_Support_SeptemberP2019

Best Practices for Worldwide GHSP Training
The Wash of the Future
The Sky's the Limit in Istanbul After the Great Move
Fueling Aviation in Antarctica
eGSE Plans Expand in Thailand
Are Big Changes on the Horizon in Japan?
The Next Step for Accurate Baggage Handling
Cargo Needs Drive Leipzig/Halle Airport Development
How to Support Safe Working Practices in Aviation
A Baggage Loading Animal
Business Buzz
Product Hangar
Industry Expert Column - GSE
Editor's Note
Mitigate the Risk of Equipment Fires
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Ground_Support_SeptemberP2019 - The Wash of the Future
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Ground_Support_SeptemberP2019 - The Sky's the Limit in Istanbul After the Great Move
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