ALL Nippon Airways Company (ANA) president Yuji Hirako urged the government to ease strict border controls, which have shut the nation off from foreigners, reports Bloomberg.
Mr Hirako is claiming the measures are hurting the economy and the aviation industry. 'There are various problems happening with the situation that foreigners can't enter Japan,' said Mr Hirako. 'I hope for eased border controls for the sake of the Japanese economy.'
ANA declared Mr Hirako will be replaced as president by Shinichi Inoue effective April 1.
At parent company ANA Holdings, senior executive vice president Koji Shibata will succeed Shinya Katanozaka as president.
Japan's border controls have attracted criticism as the country stopped allowing foreign visitors and students. 'Once the border control is relaxed, we will see more demand for business flights again,' said Mr Hirako.
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'The key is when passenger demand for international flights come back,' said Mr Hirako. 'It's important to have an exchange of information by seeing people face-to-face at an international conference. It not only applies to the aviation industry, but to all kinds of businesses.'
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Mr Hirako is claiming the measures are hurting the economy and the aviation industry. 'There are various problems happening with the situation that foreigners can't enter Japan,' said Mr Hirako. 'I hope for eased border controls for the sake of the Japanese economy.'
ANA declared Mr Hirako will be replaced as president by Shinichi Inoue effective April 1.
At parent company ANA Holdings, senior executive vice president Koji Shibata will succeed Shinya Katanozaka as president.
Japan's border controls have attracted criticism as the country stopped allowing foreign visitors and students. 'Once the border control is relaxed, we will see more demand for business flights again,' said Mr Hirako.
.
'The key is when passenger demand for international flights come back,' said Mr Hirako. 'It's important to have an exchange of information by seeing people face-to-face at an international conference. It not only applies to the aviation industry, but to all kinds of businesses.'
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