Japón subvencionará equipos de remoción de nieve en aeropuertos

El ministerio de Transportes de Japón planea cubrir la mitad del coste para que las aerolíneas nacionales y los gobiernos locales que gestionan aeropuertos compren arados quitanieves y otro equipo de remoción de nieve. La iniciativa busca mantener operaciones de vuelo estables y evitar que los pasajeros queden varados por retrasos y cancelaciones debidos a nevadas intensas.

El ministerio de Transportes, conocido como MLIT, ha asignado 1.000 millones de yenes en el proyecto de presupuesto para el ejercicio fiscal 2026 a este nuevo programa de subsidios para reforzar la remoción de nieve en aeropuertos. Se dirige a equipos avanzados, incluidos arados quitanieves autónomos y vehículos de deshielo de un solo asiento, que ayudan a despejar la nieve y prevenir su acumulación en las aeronaves. El ministerio también financiará la instalación de sensores que miden automáticamente la profundidad de la nieve en las pistas de despegue. Estos sensores utilizan inteligencia artificial (IA) para alertar al personal del aeropuerto sobre cuándo iniciar la remoción de nieve. La financiación proviene de los ingresos generados por el impuesto turístico internacional, sin límite superior en los subsidios; las asignaciones dependerán de la demanda. El esfuerzo se centra en regiones propensas a nevadas intensas, con el objetivo de reducir las interrupciones de vuelos y mejorar la experiencia de los pasajeros sin carga adicional para los contribuyentes.

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