DELTA EXECUTIVES MEET WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, TOURISM AGENTS AND LAWMAKERS DISCUSSING THE JAPAN SOURCE MARKET AND HOW TO IMPROVE TOURISM TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

DELTA AIR LINES MANAGING DIRECTOR MASARU MORIMOTO ALONG WITH 45 TO 50 SALES PROFESSIONALS ARE ON SAIPAN THIS WEEK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THE JAPAN TOURISM SOURCE MARKET ONCE AGAIN TO THE ISLANDS.  MORIMOTO SAYS IT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT, TOURISM INDUSTRIES AND AIRLINE.  HE TELLS US THEY ARE INTERESTED IN RESUMING THE 6 A–M FLIGHT 288 BUT PROBABLY NOT WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE CONSULATE BASED IN LOS ANGELES.

D–P–S COMMISSIONER JAMES DELEON GUERRERO DID NOT DISCLOSE WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING BUT DID CONFIRM THE DEPARTMENT MEETING WILL BE TAKING PLACE TOMORROW. K–S–P–N LEARNED THE CHINESE CONSULATE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CHINESE DEATHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON SAIPAN.

THE SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPERATIONS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AS OF 14 HUNDRED HOURS OR 2 P–M WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THE COMMONWEALTH PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES TO AIRLINE PARTNERS, TRAVEL INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND MEDIA.

THE SELF–CANCELLATION OF THE NOTICE TO AIRMEN IS NOW IN EFFECT.  THE WESTERN SIDE STILL DOES NOT HAVE LIGHTS WORKING AT THIS TIME, SAYS C–P–A.