Third day of Disaster – Flights getting back to Normal

After the devastating Tsunami and massive earth quake in Japan that shook the whole world, finally life is resuming as close to normal as possible. The country’s major airport Tokyo Narita International closed to flight operation on the day of the disaster last week and has only resumed operations today.

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On Friday, Saturday and Sunday hundreds of flights were cancelled by Japan’s national carrier JAL Japan Airlines as well as British Airways, Finnair and other major European airlines operating flights to Japan. Locally hired media personals and Journalists of European Media Channels remained on duty and traveled towards the accident site for coverage through the highways. However, due to the fear of after-shocks and second tsunami, travelling to the site of the incident or coasts is not recommended for safety reasons.

On the third day of Earth Quake and Tsunami, that brought one of the worst destructions in Japan, Flights to Tokyo Haneda and Narita are operating today. The air route is playing a major role in connecting the ‘country in need’ with the rest of the world. All major countries including…Read more

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