International aircraft movements on Hokkaido—including the island's largest airport, Sapporo's New Chitose Airport—remain at 60% of pre-COVID levels, primarily due to an inability to secure fuel contracts.
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SINGAPORE—A severe workforce crunch is among the key reasons for the fuel shortage at numerous Japanese airports, a public-private task force charged with investigating the matter has found. Although jet fuel production is holding up despite an overall reduction in oil refining through 2028, the...
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