Two scissors that went missing at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan affected all flights. Although it may sound like a simple incident, the incident is quite alarming in terms of flight safety. So why did the Japanese airport cancel flights due to the missing scissors alarm?
Japanese flights were canceled due to the missing scissors alarm!
New Chitose, the world’s second largest domestic airport with the highest passenger throughput, was shaken by the missing scissors alarm. Passengers who wanted to return home from Japan’s traditional Bon holiday had to stay at the airport for a long time due to the two missing scissors.
Accordingly, it was revealed that two scissors were missing from a shop at the airport. The shop owner immediately informed airport security. In the incident that took place on Saturday, airport security stopped all flights.
During these two-hour search operations, 36 flights were canceled. However, security postponed 201 flights. After this postponement, all passengers went through a search again. Interestingly, Japanese passengers were quite pleased with these security measures. Japanese passengers who waited for a long time found it impressive that flights were stopped due to two missing scissors at the airport. Accordingly, passengers were impressed by how meticulous the security measures were.
After two hours of baggage search operations, the store clerk found the two missing scissors. However, the situation did not return to normal until the security officers were sure that the scissors found were the missing scissors.
But why are flights stopped because of the two missing scissors? As you know, flight safety standards have changed all over the world, especially after the September 11, 2001 attacks. It is no longer possible to board a plane with liquids or sharp objects. Japan’s New Chitose Airport security has also stopped all flights due to the potential for missing scissors to be used for a type of hijacking.
New Chitose Airport is the second largest airport in the world with the highest number of passengers. In this sense, the airport stood out with more than 15 million passengers passing in 2022.
So, do you think it is right to stop and cancel flights with a scissors missing scissors alarm? We are waiting for your comments and opinions.
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