Japan has been hit by the once-in-a-decade blizzard and cold weather. According to Japanese media reports, more than 100 flights have been cancelled.
Yuan Zhenning, executive director of Zongyou, said today (25th) that the connecting road to Kansai Airport was closed yesterday, and tour buses could not enter. More than 60 group members had their trips blocked and had to bring their own luggage and take JR out of downtown Osaka; To Kyoto, but the journey has changed from 2.5 hours to 10 hours and can only be canceled; there are also tour groups that go to Kagoshima for sightseeing and need to change to Miyazaki.
Yuan Zhenning said that the heavy snowfall in Japan has improved a little. About 2,000 people from the 12th group have successfully departed for Japan this morning, and the flights back to Hong Kong will also arrive in Hong Kong one after another.
No groupmates need to spend the night at the airport
Last night, the connecting bridge of Kansai International Airport was closed due to heavy snow. Yuan Zhenning pointed out that there were 2 to 3 groups with a total of more than 60 people who originally started the trip by tourist bus, but they were stranded at the airport for a while, and finally arranged for the group members to take JR out of Osaka. The itinerary needs to be slightly changed. "Thankfully No groupmates need to take the bus, no one wants to stay overnight at the airport, and everyone has safe food and lodging.”
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Yuan Zhenning also pointed out that due to the heavy snowfall, the trip from Osaka to Kyoto used to only take about 2.5 hours, but now it takes 8 to 10 hours, so he had no choice but to cancel the trip to Kyoto and stay in Osaka to shop at outlets; there is also a trip from Kumamoto to Kagoshima The itinerary was changed to Miyazaki because the road was blocked by heavy snow. He pointed out that the company will refund the relevant meal or ticket fees for the affected group members.
The itinerary of the tour group departing today is as usual
Xuan Guo, executive director of Dongying Tour, said that there are currently more than 100 groups with about 3,000 people in various parts of Japan. The local traffic is affected by the heavy snow, and the expressway is closed. Some tour groups have to change their itinerary or transfer to hotels.
He pointed out that the current international flights are basically not affected, and the affected flights are mainly domestic flights. The group members who departed today have already started their itinerary as usual.
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