Bon Holiday Travel Rush Begins at Narita Airport; Around 52,500 Passengers on Outbound International Flights Hit the Sky

Bon Holiday Travel Rush Begins at Narita Airport; Around 52,500 Passengers on Outbound International Flights Hit the Sky

NARITA, Chiba — The annual rush of overseas departures for the summer holidays began Saturday. The departure lobby at Narita Airport was crowded with families and young people wheeling large suitcases. According to estimates by Narita International Airport Corp., 52,500 people flew abroad that day. International arrivals and departures during the Bon holidays between Aug. 8 and 17 are expected to total 952,800, up 7.4% from a year earlier, with …