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Tokyo's Haneda airport to expand terminal amid rising demand

A new satellite facility with six boarding gates is unveiled on Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport. (Photo: Kyodo)

A new satellite facility with six boarding gates was unveiled on Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport ahead of its September launch amid growing air travel demand.

The North Satellite Facility of Terminal 1 marks the first large-scale expansion since the terminal's launch in September 1993. The hybrid structure uses steel and about 1,800 cubic metres of timber to reduce its environmental impact, according to Haneda's operator, Japan Airport Terminal Co.

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