Narita airport records 400 millionth passenger

Narita airport records 400 millionth passenger

NARITA, Japan - Unis Williamsbaker (L), a resident of New York, receives a traditional Japanese doll at the Narita airport Feb. 16 after becoming the airport's 400 millionth passenger since it opened in May 1978. According to the New Tokyo International Airport Authority, Williamsbaker, 33, was on her way to Bangkok for a business trip and had stopped over for a day in Japan.

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