The government will give startup airlines 20 more departure and arrival slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport to boost competition.
A government advisory panel tasked with reviewing flight slots at Haneda adopted a proposal to this end Tuesday.
This will be made possible by taking back some of the slots currently used by the two giants -- Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co. The reallocation will be made in February.
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