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A missing pair of scissors brought an international airport in Japan to a standstill last Saturday. The unusual security situation at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido forced 36 flights to be canceled and 201 flights to be delayed, the BBC reports. Considering a winter storm pushed Southwest Airlines into a scheduling meltdown nearly two years ago, it’s not surprising commercial air travel is an operational tight-rope walk.

An entire airport was shut down — all because some scissors went missing

Thirty-six flights were cancelled and 201 delayed at a Japanese airport on the weekend after a pair of scissors went missing in a store near the boarding gates. Security checks at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport domestic terminal were suspended for about two hours on Saturday morning, leaving hundreds of travellers temporarily stranded.

Flights cancelled in Japan after scissors go missing

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Two days after the scissors went missing, airport authorities said they'd been found pretty much where they should have been.

Japan's 2nd-busiest airport was put on lockdown after a pair of scissors went missing from a store, where they were later found again

A pair of misplaced scissors sent a Japanese airport into a major security lockdown on Saturday, leading to dozens of flight cancellations and delays as passengers were evacuated from the terminal and rescreened by security officers. The bizarre security incident occurred on August 17 at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido,...

A Pair Of Lost Scissors Caused a Security Lockdown at a Japanese Airport, Leading to Dozens of Flight Cancellations and Delays

CNBC - In an unexpected twist worthy of a thriller, Japan's New Chitose Airport was thrown into chaos on Saturday when a pair of scissors went missing. The incident led to the cancellation of 36 flights and delays for over 200 others, reported BBC. The airport, the second-busiest in Japan,...

Airport Employee Misplaced a Pair of Scissors and Caused Japan's 2nd Busiest Airport to Shut Down for Over 2 Hours, Resulting in 36 Flight Cancellations and 200+ Delays

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A gay man accused a group of Washington, D.C., Shake Shack employees of beating him after he kissed his boyfriend inside the location while waiting for their order. Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner and a group of friends at a Dupont Circle location Saturday night when the incident occurred, he told NBC News. They had put in their order and were hanging around waiting for their food.

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Los Angeles, CA

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Alaska Airlines flight attendants feared passengers had been sucked out of the plane in the chaos following the Jan. 5 mid-air panel blowout on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet, according to harrowing testimony released by safety experts on Tuesday.

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Pair of missing scissors leads to delays and cancellations at Japan airport

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...

Pair of missing scissors leads to delays and cancellations at Japan airport

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