Astronaut candidate Onishi makes his last commercial flight

Astronaut candidate Onishi makes his last commercial flight

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Takuya Onishi (C), an All Nippon Airways co-pilot who has been selected as an astronaut candidate by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, receives flowers from his colleague at Matsuyama airport in Ehime Prefecture before making his last commercial flight between Tokyo and Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. The 33-year-old Onish's father Koichi (R), 62, and mother Kazuko, 57, were invited to board the flight to Tokyo's Haneda from Matsuyama, their hometown. (Kyodo)

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