Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - An extra flight by domestic budget carrier Skymark Airlines arrives at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, from Kobe on March 11, 2010, the opening day of the airport, the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area. South Korea's Asiana Airlines serves as the only regular flight from Seoul at the initial stage.

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 11, 2010, to mark its opening. The airport opened as the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines serving as the only regular flight at the initial stage.

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 11, 2010, to mark its opening. The airport opened as the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines serving as the only regular flight at the initial stage. (Kyodo)

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

OMITAMA, Japan - An extra flight by domestic budget carrier Skymark Airlines arrives at Ibaraki Airport in Komitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, from Kobe on March 11, 2010, the opening day of the airport, the third one in the Tokyo metropolitan area. South Korea's Asiana Airlines serves as the only regular flight from Seoul at the initial stage. (Kyodo)