Staff shortages see Japan's Narita Airport turn down 1/3 of weekly flight slot requests
NARITA, Chiba -- Narita Airport had been unable to respond to over 30% of requested flights per week due to staff shortages as of the end of September, operator Narita International Airport Corp. has announced recently.
Ground crew shortages including cargo handlers, those guiding taxiing aircraft, and boarding staff meant the airport could handle just 101 of the 152 flights per week seeking slots there, as airlines added routes and flights.
Ideas:
Japan has known for a while that it was headed for a labor shortage and it looks like Narita Airport is the latest to see staff shortages.
Maybe being cargo handlers, those guiding taxiing aircrafts and boarding staff are not glamorous jobs, are long working hours, and or just don't pay enough for many Japanese young people.
Japan young people today are very picky about what jobs they want, as they are looking for specific work/lifestyles balance and not too much overtime and or long working hours.
Of course pay is always a priority, in every country and if the Narita Airport Corp. is not paying high enough salaries, again, young people are not going to want to work there.
When I went to Tokyo Haneda, the international airport near the center of Tokyo, in Jan. of this year, there were a lot of foreign staff at the airport directing people where to go and what to do. Of course, maybe Japanese young people don't want to do that work, and or don't have the English languages skills needed to help foreign tourists.
Do most likely, Narita Airport is going to have to hire foreign staff to do the work that maybe Japanese workers used do to.
Article:
The revelation came after an interview survey of some 10 ground operations companies at the airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. In addition to labor shortages, the firms cited a dearth of ground services equipment.
Narita International Airport Corp. President Akihiko Tamura told a Nov. 30 press conference, "We feel we're in crisis. We have since strived to coordinate resources and managed to significantly improve the situation."
The lack of ground crew is a problem at airports across Japan, leaving them unable to deal with additional flights and new services. A transport ministry survey has found that the number of airport ground crew across the country had declined from 26,300 in March 2019 to 23,700 in September 2023.
Ideas:
This is the same situation, in Japan with taxi companies and bus companies that don't have enough drivers, But they are now going to hire for foreign staff for taxi drivers and more bus drivers who pass a Japanese language test.
Japan is now it a labor shortage crisis and there are many sectors which are seeing shortages, such also maybe hotels too and the service sector has been hit hard with the pandemic and or retirements and or workers changing jobs for higher paying jobs.
Its only going to get worse. But Japan is not using it human resources correctly, as Japanese women are under-represented in many sectors.
For example, I'm sure women can handle most of the jobs at Narita Airport, or other airports if given the chance to work there.
Have a nice day and be safe!
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