
S6·E39 – Cheap Airlines: At the Airport That Never Sleeps
2015-11-13 • 30 min
Kansai International Airport is the gateway to the sky that never sleeps 24 hours a day. It is one of the largest hubs in Japan with 16 low-cost carriers (LCC). People from all over the country and abroad come and go with cheap tickets in their hands. Young foreigners arrive in the middle of the night and spend the night waiting for the first train. Businessmen make hectic one-day business trips on early morning and late night flights. We looked at the human intersections at the terminal over the three days.