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.

Guy Hoskins, Thatcham, Berkshire. QUESTION What was Britain's first passenger ferry service? What was the first hovercraft service? The Teignmouth to Shaldon ferry is claimed to be England's oldest.

Brittany Ferries said its proposed craft "foils like a hydrofoil, hovers like a hovercraft and flies like a plane... with the comfort and convenience of a ferry". The all-electric, sea-skimming ...

Clarence Pier in Portsmouth could see a redeveloped hovercraft terminal with check ... Hovertravel and NHS trusts, which use the ferry to transport patients from the Isle of Wight.