Less than three weeks after a devastating typhoon flooded its main runway and terminal building — and damaged the only bridge connecting it to the mainland — Kansai International Airport resumed full operations on Friday.
Airport officials said Thursday night that 99 percent of pre-typhoon passenger flights would be ready to go Friday, including 169 international and 64 domestic flights. As of Friday morning, a total of 54 airlines were offering international flights to and from the airport in Osaka Prefecture.
A few stores and restaurants in Terminal 1, which was hit by Typhoon Jebi's storm surge, remained closed. But the international departures and arrivals sections were busy, and most passenger services, including currency-exchange booths, convenience stores and souvenir shops, were doing business.
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