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Japan finds 43 cases of banned items carried on passenger flights
AIRLINE and airport operators are being urged to be extra vigilant after a new survey by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The study identified 43 cases of prohibited and undeclared items being carried aboard domestic and international flights in the first nine months of 2015, including pesticides and fungicides.
In 37 of the cases, passengers and users of air cargo brought banned items onto aircraft without declaring them at baggage checks.
In the remaining six cases, airline companies had failed to properly scrutinise the luggage. The prohibited items were later found during baggage screening for transit and other safety checks, reported Asahi Shimbun.
Officials acknowledged that passengers for the most part were not aware they had violated the aviation law, which bans passengers from bringing pesticides using toxic gas, flammable paints, bleaching agents and other "dangerous objects" onto aircraft. Offenders can face a fine of up to JPY500,000 (US$4,300).
"If a toxic substance leaks inside an aircraft, it could cause immense problems for passengers. And the same with flammable materials. If they are stored in a cargo compartment without proper packaging, they can catch fire," former All Nippon Airways chief pilot and aviation expert, Fumio Higuchi, was quoted as saying.
The study identified 43 cases of prohibited and undeclared items being carried aboard domestic and international flights in the first nine months of 2015, including pesticides and fungicides.
In 37 of the cases, passengers and users of air cargo brought banned items onto aircraft without declaring them at baggage checks.
In the remaining six cases, airline companies had failed to properly scrutinise the luggage. The prohibited items were later found during baggage screening for transit and other safety checks, reported Asahi Shimbun.
Officials acknowledged that passengers for the most part were not aware they had violated the aviation law, which bans passengers from bringing pesticides using toxic gas, flammable paints, bleaching agents and other "dangerous objects" onto aircraft. Offenders can face a fine of up to JPY500,000 (US$4,300).
"If a toxic substance leaks inside an aircraft, it could cause immense problems for passengers. And the same with flammable materials. If they are stored in a cargo compartment without proper packaging, they can catch fire," former All Nippon Airways chief pilot and aviation expert, Fumio Higuchi, was quoted as saying.
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