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 ...

The hovercraft from RNLI Hunstanton was called ... It is recommended the island is reached by ferry from Burnham Overy Staithe, which operates from April to September.