Pair of missing scissors leads to delays and cancellations at Japan airport
A shop at New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido, Japan reported missing scissors on Aug 17. 237 flights affected as all domestic flights halted for security checks.
TOKYO — A missing pair of scissors caused more than 200 flights to be canceled or delayed at one of Japan's biggest airports.
Staff at a store in the New Chitose Airport reported the missing item Saturday, according to a news release from the airport’s operator, Hokkaido Airports Co. Ltd.
As a result, officials at the facility in the northern Hokkaido prefecture, decided to temporarily suspend all flights, close security checkpoints and conduct security inspections, the release added.
At total of 201 flights — 129 departures and 72 arrivals — had been delayed, the news release said. A further 36 had been canceled, the news release said.
Passengers who had previously been screened had to be re-screened, and security checks were suspended for approximately two hours in order to assure safety, it added.
Rating: 5