The disappearance of two scissors at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, has affected all flights. Although it may sound like a simple incident, it is quite alarming in terms of flight safety. So why did the Japanese airport cancel flights due to the missing scissors alert?
Flights in Japan cancelled due to missing scissors!
New Chitose, the world’s second largest domestic airport with the highest passenger throughput, was hit by a missing scissors alarm. Passengers returning home from Japan’s traditional Bon holiday were stranded at the airport for a long time due to two missing scissors.
Accordingly, it was discovered that two scissors were missing from a shop at the airport. The shop owner immediately informed airport security about the situation. In the incident that took place on Saturday, airport security stopped all flights.
During this search, which lasted exactly two hours, 36 flights were canceled. In addition, security postponed 201 flights. After this postponement, all passengers were searched 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.
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After two hours of searching the suitcase, the store clerk found the two missing scissors. However, the situation did not return to normal until the security guards were sure that the scissors were the missing ones.
But why are flights being stopped for 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 because of the potential for the missing scissors to be used for some kind of hijacking.
New Chitose Airport is the second largest airport in the world with the highest number of passengers passing through. In this sense, the airport stood out with more than 15 million passengers passing through in 2022.
So, do you think it is right to stop and cancel flights with the scissors missing scissors alarm? We are waiting for your comments and opinions.