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Tokyo Haneda Airport Clamps Down on Pax-onboard Fueling
Change is expected to reach other airports in the country
Marshaling business jet on ramp at Tokyo Haneda Airport
According to Universal Aviation Japan, fuel providers at Tokyo Haneda Airport will no longer fuel aircraft with passengers onboard. © Honda Aircraft

Universal Aviation, the aircraft ground-handling arm of Universal Weather and Aviation, reports that multiple fuel suppliers at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (RJTT) are now declining to refuel aircraft with passengers onboard, thus lengthening the time for turning around the aircraft.

According to Universal Aviation Japan, this new practice is due to safety concerns outlined in the local suppliers’ agreements that prohibit refueling with passengers onboard. Universal Aviation Japan is working with local fuel suppliers to understand why this decision is being implemented and if any suppliers will continue to refuel with passengers onboard at RJTT. So far, it said, the answer is no.

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