False ceilings to be refurbished at KIX for more safety

In order to ensure long-term safety and security, false ceilings1 installed at Kansai International Airport (KIX) are slated to be replaced beginning next month—earlier than the initial schedule set when we started operating the airport in 2016. The ceilings to be refurbished are located in Terminal 1 and the station concourse.

This four-billion yen project has been in the works to follow the revised Order for Enforcement of the Building Standards Act—a revision initiated in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and made in April 2014.

Two other airports we operate—Osaka International Airport and Kobe Airport—also have similar false ceilings2, which will be upgraded by 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Kansai Airports is committed to ensuring safety and security at the airports while continuing to offer a superior travel experience for its customers.

1A ceiling that is suspended from the main ceiling and satisfies the following conditions:
1. Installed at a place to which the public has access on a daily basis;
2. Installed more than six meters above the floor and has a horizontal projected area exceeding 200㎡; and
3. The weight of the ceiling surface components exceeds 2kg per square meter
2Five locations at Osaka International Airport and three locations at Kobe Airport

 Work Schedule
[Terminal 1, Level 4]
Preparation: October 2018 to November 2018
Work: December 2018 to June 2020
[Airport Station, Level 3]
Preparation: October 2018 to December 2018
Work: January 2019 to June 2020

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