Last year, a passenger plane heading for Kansai Airport refused to wear a mask and dropped off a loud passenger, so due to a trouble landing at the airport on the way, the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters said that this passenger man did not follow the instructions of the captains. He was arrested on suspicion of obstructing the operation of passenger planes.
Before he was arrested, he told NHK that he couldn't wear a mask for health reasons.
Last September, on a Peach Aviation passenger plane from Kushiro, Hokkaido to Kansai Airport, passengers continued to refuse to wear masks as a countermeasure against the new corona infection, but with other passengers and flight attendants. I'm in trouble.
The passenger plane made a temporary landing at Niigata Airport and dropped off the passenger.
According to the investigators, the police consulted with the airline company and found that Junya Okuno (34), who lives in Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture, shouted at the flight attendants and grabbed his arm to cause minor injuries. In addition, it was discovered that he did not follow the instructions of the captains and was suspected of interfering with the flight.
The police decided that it was a malicious act that hindered safe operation, and arrested him on the 19th on suspicion of disrupting his business or injuring him.
Last month before his arrest, he told NHK that "I can't tell you the name of the disease, but for health reasons it was difficult to wear a mask for a certain period of time."