2-hour halt in Hokkaido airport security checks over missing scissors causes delays, cancellations
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Passengers waiting for their flights in the departure lounge were forced to leave the area and undergo security checks again.
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SAPPORO – Security checks at Shin-Chitose Airport in Hokkaido were temporarily suspended on Aug 17 due to a pair of missing scissors at one of the airport’s stores, causing departure delays and stranded passengers.
A store in the departure lounge lost the scissors on the same day, and security checks were suspended shortly after 10am local time (9am Singapore time). All checks had to be repeated, resulting in 190 flight delays and 35 cancellations.
Passengers waiting for their flights in the departure lounge were forced to leave the area and undergo security checks again.
Although the scissors were not found, the airport resumed security checks two hours later.
The airport was particularly busy on that day as many travellers were heading home after the Bon holiday. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
