Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Announces the Preliminary Report of Air Transport Statistics for 2023 on March 18. In terms of cargo weight in domestic regular air transport, main lines connecting New Chitose, Haneda, Narita, Osaka, Kansai, Fukuoka, and Naha increased by 3.1% from the previous year to 431,370 tons, while local lines saw a 5.8% increase from the previous year.

On the 18th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism announced the preliminary aviation transport statistics for 2023. In domestic scheduled air transport, the cargo weight on trunk routes connecting New Chitose, Haneda, Narita, Osaka, Kansai, Fukuoka, and Naha increased by 3.1% year-on-year to 431,370 tons, while local routes saw a 5.8% increase… (the message cuts off here).

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