After a pair of shears went missing in a shop close to the board gates, a total of 76 flights were canceled and 201 were delayed at a Chinese aircraft over the weekend.
On Saturday night, Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport home switch was subject to security checks for about two time, leaving lots of travelers stranded for a short while.
As people in the exit lounge were forced to recapture security checks, there were significant obstacles and queues.
The missing knives were discovered the following day at the same business despite their best efforts.
Although the knives were n’t located on Saturday, the morning they went missing, safety checks and airlines gradually resumed that morning.
New Chitose Airport’s technician, Hokkaido Airport, announced on Monday that a store employee had discovered the shears on Sunday.
Officials explained that they waited until it was established that the scissors were identical to the ones that were lost before making the announcement.
Some travelers who were impacted by the delays and cancellations were returning home after Japan’s annual Bon trip.
” I do n’t think we have any choice ( but to wait )”, one traveller told local media at the time. ” But I do wish they take a little more precaution with it.”
Another traveler claimed that there were” so many things to worry about these days… it not ends.” And I do n’t feel safe until I get home”.
Hokkaido Airports are being urged by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism to look into the matter and stop it from occurring repeatedly.
The store’s inappropriate store and control systems, according to Hokkaido Airport, led to this happening, according to Hokkaido Airport. We are aware that this tragedy also has potential connections to terrorism or hijacking, and we will when more work to raise awareness of this.
On X, users on social media praised the airport’s handling of the event, with some claiming that it reaffirmed their faith in Chinese air safety.
This incident demonstrated the precision of Chinese aviation and the protection of its manuals. one person wrote.
Another person said it “made me realize once more that New Chitose Airport is a healthy aircraft to apply.”
New Chitose is one of Japan’s busiest airports, serving the country’s second-most travelled home weather way – between Tokyo and Sapporo – according to aviation analytics firm OAG.
In 2022, more than 15 million people used the aircraft.
Chika Nakayama provided further reporting in Tokyo.