The government is considering obliging airlines to refuse boarding to foreign nationals who do not apply for the Japan Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or JESTA, or whose applications have been turned down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/airlines-boarding-jesta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #immigration #tourism #airports

The transport ministry plans to cover half of the cost for domestic airlines and local governments managing airports to purchase snowplows and other snow removal equipment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/snowplow-airports-subsidy-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #snow #airports #ai #localgovernment

The transport ministry plans to provide subsidies for measures designed to ease airport congestion caused by an increase in inbound tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/japan-subsidy-airport-congestion-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #airports #mlit

The number of foreign passengers on international flights to and from Narita International Airport hit a record high for the month of December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/narita-foreign-passengers-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chiba #naritaairport #airports #china #tourism

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have prompted authorities in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia to step up airport screening in an effort to prevent the infection from spreading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/science-health/nipah-virus-airport-asia-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nipahvirus #india #asia #travel #airports #hongkong #thailand #malaysia #nepal #thailand #singapore #hongkong #malaysia

I think I can feel my spine being slowly twisted out of shape by the weight of my laptop bag, standing in a plane boarding queue as unmoving as the chambers of the dead.

Was this how the orcs felt when first corrupted by Melkor in the first age of the world

#Tolkien #SFF #Airports

Malaysian customs authorities have charged three Japanese men with attempting to smuggle large quantities of marijuana into the Southeast Asian nation, with the men planning to deny the charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/crime-legal/marijuana-smuggling-malaysia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #malaysia #marijuana #airports #kualalumpur #customs

Passengers faced an uncomfortable wait for their flights at one of the world's busiest airports with up to 70% of the toilets at Tokyo International Airport's Terminal 2 reportedly blocked on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/haneda-toilets-blocked/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hanedaairport #airports #toilets

Three people were found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest in a suspected plane crash in Fukuoka Prefecture, after Kyushu-Saga International Airport received a distress signal from an aircraft that had departed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/fukuoka-plane-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukuoka #airaccidents #airports

Plans to extend the runway at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport are moving forward to boost commercial flight capacity, attract more business jets and facilitate medevac flights at the city’s smaller airport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/okadama-airport-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okadamaairport #hokkaido #sapporo #airports #airlines #tourism #mlit

Donald Trump demanded air traffic controllers return to work after another day of flight cancellations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/world/politics/trump-air-traffic-flight-cancellations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #airlines #airports #travel

The record-breaking U.S. government shutdown is nearing an end after a group of moderate Senate Democrats agreed to support a deal to reopen the government and fund some departments and agencies for the next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/world/politics/us-shutdown-senate-democrats-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #democrats #us #donaldtrump #republicans #travel #airports #mikejohnson #hakeemjeffries

Airlines canceled more than 2,200 U.S. flights on Sunday, as air traffic control staffing shortages surge during the federal shutdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/world/politics/us-air-traffic-controller-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #travel #airlines #airports

Major airlines braced for a third day of government-mandated flight cuts Sunday after rising air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/world/politics/us-flight-cuts-enter-third-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #travel #airlines #airports #us #donaldtrump #democrats #republicans #faa

FAA to cut flights by 10% at 40 major airports due to government shutdown

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/faa-cuts-flight-capacity-shutdown.html

#HackerNews #FAA #Cuts #Flights #Government #Shutdown #Major #Airports #Travel #News

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to order air traffic cuts by 10% at 40 major airports starting Friday if no deal to end the government shutdown is reached, sources familiar with the situation said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/world/politics/us-air-traffic-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #travel #airlines #airports #us #donaldtrump

Hey Canadian data nerds! Anyone know of an open data source for flight delay/departure/arrival data for Canadian airports?

#bots #airports #canada #Data

Hey Canadian data nerds! Anyone know of an open data source for flight delay/departure/arrival data for Canadian airports?

#bots #airports #canada #Data

More than 5,600 flights were delayed across the U.S. Monday, with absences surging ahead of air traffic controllers missing their first paycheck Tuesday due to the government shutdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/world/society/flight-delays-shutdown-day-27/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #travel #airports #airlines