Record number of people used Narita airport during Golden Week

A record number of people passed through Narita airport near Tokyo during Japan's Golden Week holiday period despite a drop in overseas visitors, the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau said Monday.The number of travelers leaving from Narita airport peaked on April 28 at around 63,000, while those coming back on May 5 reached about 62,000. Both figures were record highs for departures and arrivals since the airport's opening in 1978.According to the data, the number of Japanese nationals traveling in and out of the airport during the period from April 26 to May 6 reached about 617,000, a 36.7…READ FULL ARTICLE