In order to ensure the safety of passengers and crew of aircraft and to counter terrorism targeting aircraft and airports, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to strengthen security inspections by obliging passengers and others to conduct security inspections at airports and imposing penalties.
We plan to submit the necessary amendments to the current ordinary session of the Diet.
Regarding the security inspection at the airport, the inspector mistakenly returned a small knife found in the luggage at the security checkpoint at Osaka Airport to the passengers, and the passengers boarded as they were.
A study group of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, which is composed of experts and airlines who have been discussing security inspections, summarized issues such as the fact that it may be difficult to obtain the cooperation of passengers in security inspections based on the current airline rules. He pointed out in the report that it was necessary to clarify the legal position in order to ensure the safety of passengers and crew of aircraft and to counter terrorism targeting aircraft and airports.
In response to this, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to oblige passengers to carry out security inspections and to strengthen security inspections by imposing penalties for attempting to board without receiving them.
We plan to submit the necessary amendments to the current ordinary session of the Diet.