Narita airport welcomes its billionth passenger

Narita airport welcomes its billionth passenger

Makoto Natsume (L), president and CEO of Narita International Airport Corp., shakes hands with Susanne Sanaei while presenting her with a badminton-like racket to celebrate her being the airport's billionth passenger, on July 28, 2017. The airport near Tokyo opened in May 1978. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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