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OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only passenger route for the watercraft as early as December.

Declining passenger numbers are among the reasons ... Invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell, the very first hovercraft was manufactured by East Cowes marine firm Saunders-Roe in the late 1950s.

The hovercraft company, which transports passengers across The Solent, has made the decision as a result of "a decline in passenger numbers since the pandemic, challenging economic conditions ...