We will reach quickly 40 prognostic CEO

To make known to the world their good fortune, some offer a disproportionate Town Hall, a monumental Opera or a giant Tower. At Nagoya, ask. The city and the region are rich, but this is not a reason to waste. Quite the contrary: even invest as much to do in the useful. In February 2005, Nagoya will inaugurate the most modern of all Japanese airports. But, in contrast to its domestic rivals, which returned extremely expensive to the taxpayers and continue to lose money, Centrair, as christened it sponsors, will cost nothing in the end to the Japanese. It should even go the yen into the coffers of its owners, all from regional capitalism, associated to the opportunity to local communities.

Marriages with view on the runway

"In 30 years, we will refund our debts and we will be making our first profits after five or six years," promises Yukihisa Hirano, the CEO of this gigantic aircraft carrier of 470 hectares anchored in the Bay of the third city of the archipelago. To be able to run 24 hours a day the first predominantly private of the Japan airport, runway, indeed, was put on artificial, won land on the sea. Thus, no neighbors will have to complain about the noise and, as the airport did not have to buy land, it will be, and more, very competitive and can extend to infinity. Take-off or landing here cost 15 less expensive than Osaka-Kansai, and 25 cheaper than Tokyo-Narita. At the time, Centrair is strong to become the nippon cargo specialists "hub". "For the moment, only 20 of the goods produced in our region and exported by cargo leave from the old airport to Nagoya." "We will reach quickly 40 ", prognostic CEO. A detached man from Toyota for the occasion, which came with its fearsome methods of management. So do drop 120 billion yen the invoice of 768 billion (EUR 5.6 billion) project. As the local agent of Air France, Taizo Murakami, who will propose at the outset a daily with Japan Airlines code share flight, rubs his hands: "There is very rich companies here." Many executives of the firms in the region, such as those of Toyota for example, travel in "class business".

The new airport is also not on the passenger. All the inhabitants of the region will have the right to come and spend their Yen in a Centrair is the "first theme park" the Chubu. "Here, it can swim or get married," says a project lead by designating the wing of the building that will soon host between rows of shops, Japanese baths overlooking the runway and a room with view on the aircraft.

At the outset, 68 international flights (largely in the direction of China) will be added to the 200 flights departing from the current Nagoya Airport. Located downtown, this one, which could close because it is used by the army of the air, decided to convert. Its objective Becoming the first gateway to the Japan for the jets private carrying the great of this world which can arise too crowded to Narita Airport. When said you that, in the Chubu, it does not waste...