Okinawa airports busy with rush of tourists returning home

Okinawa airports busy with rush of tourists returning home

The check-in lobby for domestic flights was crowded with people who spent their Golden Week in Okinawa. Especially noticeable were children helping to push suitcases (May 5, afternoon in Naha Airport (Photograph by Masahiro Ogawa)


May 6, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Ayaka Kanamori

 

On May 5, as Golden Week came to a close, Naha Airport was busy with tourists returning home. For the first time in three years, a state of emergency was not in effect. The rainy season started on May 4, but crowds of tourists packed resorts and shopping malls to enjoy their days off in spite of poor weather.

 

The check-in lobby for domestic flights was crowed as the large numbers of people who spent their holiday in Okinawa started their journeys home. Many families carrying large suitcases could be seen. Travelers wore masks for their vacations during the pandemic, but the lively airport scene was nearly indistinguishable from the days before COVID-19.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)

 

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