OSAKA -- Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota said Tuesday the operator of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture could be fully privatized, either on its own or via a merger with another corporation.
Ota's comments mark the first time she has spoken of the possibility of fully privatizing Kansai International Airport Co., officials of the Osaka Prefectural Government said.
"It (a review on the management of the airport) is unclear at this moment, but the company cannot be abolished as it has already" run on a commercial basis, she told a news conference.