A pair of scissors missing from an airport retail outlet caused
massive disruption at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport - one of Japan’s
busiest airports - during the weekend.
Thirty six flights were cancelled and more than 200 were delayed
after the scissors went missing in a store near the domestic boarding
gates.
Huge bottlenecks built up as passengers in the departure lounge were made to retake security checks.
A spokesperson for Hokkaido Airports told the BBC: ”We recognise that
this occurred as a result of insufficient storage and management
systems at the store.
“We are aware that this is also an incident that could be linked to
hijacking or terrorism, and will once again work to ensure thorough
management awareness.”
And the missing scissors? They were found at the store the following day.