Originally Posted by
Steve M
Was the flight on UA or NW? If so, then US rules applied.
What do the US rules say about inter-Asian flights and why would they be even more restrictive than US-Asian flights? That simply doesn't make any sense to me.
Originally Posted by
Pickles
I don't think it has gotten any better or worse, still remains an inconvenient, depressing dump, not much worse, not much better. The addition of T2 and a 10-year remodeling exercise didn't really do much to improve things.
The new terminal is actually called Terminal One and it's vastly superior to Terminal Two in my view. However, it's certainly gotten worse of late, at least according to my ears and nose.
Originally Posted by
mosburger
Itīs still almost depressing to see how KIX as an alternative gateway to Japan was mishandled in most aspects. Of course, it could still be saved easily by adding a Shinkansen track and stations at the airport and either Shin-Osaka or another location. The cost would of course be immense but then there have been funnier ideas realized in Japan.
KIX has all the makings of a bottomless money pit. Thus, even poorly maintained NRT makes more sense than expanding KIX in my view.