The idea behind this new policy is to make it easier for global business leaders to convene conferences in Japan or for affordable people to come over here to undertake medical services, thus pushing Japan's economic boost.
Narita's new exclusive terminal for business jets will be completed by March 2013 while the current regulation of parking a business jet on its tarmac of maximum seven days to longer or abolished.
Landings of business jets at Narita totaled 2,100 and 500 at Haneda, closer to central Tokyo, both are incomparably fewer than 255,000 at six airports around New York.
Japanese Ministry of Land and Transport estimates Japan has lost as many as 4,000 flights by business jets as the country's poor infrastructure for corporate business jet incoming flights; the loss of opportunity were compensated by organizing the original conferences in other countries.
Haneda can accommodate business jets but the airport regulates prior application by seven days while parking is limited up to five days. Deregulation at Narita ahead of Haneda; as hub function at Haneda is given more priority, Narita has a fear of losing its significance as gateway to Japan as it was originally designed.
The number of business jets are on rise since 9-11 as security of business elites are of greater concern and U.S. general aviation forecasts it will grow as many as 20,000 in 2016 from 12,000 in 2006.
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