We are pleased to announce that the self-service Wi-Fi rental "WiFiBOX", which allows you to easily rent a mobile Wi-Fi router without contact, will be newly installed on the 1st floor of Yonago Kitaro Airport, and the service will begin on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. .
This is the first time in Tottori Prefecture and the fourth airport in the Chugoku area to install WiFi BOX, following Yamaguchi Ube Airport, Okayama Momotaro Airport, and Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport, bringing the total number of WiFi BOX installation locations to 58 facilities and 65 locations. Going forward, we will continue to actively install these systems at domestic airports, stations, commercial facilities, etc., with the aim of further improving convenience for our customers.
Installation overview
Installation location
Yonago Kitaro Airport 1st floor check-in lobby It will be installed in the check-in lobby near the escalator.
Available pick-up/return times
6:00～22:00
According to the opening hours of the airport building. For details, please check the Yonago Kitaro Airport official website.
Yonago Kitaro Airport official website
Installation background
Yonago Kitaro Airport will have approximately 400,000 passengers in fiscal 2022, which is 200.5% compared to fiscal 2021 and has recovered to approximately 60% of its pre-coronavirus level. As flights to Seoul resumed on October 25, 2023 for the first time in about four years, the number of inbound foreign tourists is expected to increase as well as for domestic travel.
In addition, Yonago Kitaro Airport is located approximately 15 minutes by car from Sakaiminato, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tottori Prefecture, as well as Yonago city center and Kaike Onsen, one of the representative hot spring resorts in the San'in region. It's about 30 minutes away. There is also a shuttle bus service to Yonago Station and Matsue Station in Shimane Prefecture, making it a highly convenient airport for sightseeing and returning home.
Not only domestic tourism, homecoming, business, and gigantic shortages, overseas travelers and business travelers from Japan, and travelers traveling overseas via Haneda Airport, but also inbound foreign travel using Seoul flights. As the number of customers is expected to increase, we decided to install WiFi BOX to meet the needs of users.
*Source Yonago Kitaro Airport https://www.yonago-air.com/2023/09/12/14616
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Airport Management Status Report https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/15_bf_000185.html
