To provide an operating method for a passenger conveyor in which a priority passenger can easily utilize the passenger conveyor in automatic operation.

When an operating direction is the direction opposite to the way of a priority passenger, an operation of one's way direction is reserved by reservation registering means 13, 14 and an operation by a first action notifying the transfer of an opposite direction operation by announcing units 9, 10 and a second action changing the operation direction from the operating direction to the opposite direction by sensors for starting 7, 8 is performed. As a result, priority passengers who are going to utilize the passenger conveyor 1 in the direction opposite to the direction in operation, that is, physically handicapped persons who can not walk in the same way as healthy persons and aged persons can utilize the passenger conveyor 1 in short waiting time and utilization of the passenger conveyor 1 is made simple.