Narita operator to soon apply to gov't for runway extension, addition

The operator of Narita airport plans to soon move forward with its plan to extend one runway and build a third by submitting an application to the transport ministry, sources familiar with the move said Saturday.After receiving the application for the work at the airport near Tokyo, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is expected to hold a public hearing on the matter as early as December, the sources said.Narita International Airport Corp., the operator, is likely to file the application by Nov. 9.The measures to increase the capacity of one of the nation's largest …READ FULL ARTICLE