Scissors scare disrupts more than 20 flights at Okinawa airport

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  More than 20 flights were delayed or cancelled at Naha airport in Okinawa on Oct 13.

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  One of the airport’s three security checkpoints was closed for about two hours over fears that scissors had been left there.

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  The scissors were later found in a different area, according to Japan’s transport ministry airport branch.

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  The disruption mainly affected passengers using Japan Airlines and group carriers.

Who

Passengers, mainly those using Japan Airlines and group carriers, were affected.

What

More than 20 flights were delayed or cancelled after a security checkpoint was closed over fears scissors had been left there.

When

Oct 13; the checkpoint was closed from 6 am until shortly before 8 am.

Where

Naha airport in Okinawa, Japan.

Why

Staff feared cleaning workers had left scissors at a security checkpoint, though the scissors were found in a different area.

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