US EditionBear Roaming Runway Halts Flights at Japanese Airport
- A bear roaming the runway at northern Japan's Yamagata Airport on June 26 forced flight cancellations and closure of the airport to passengers.
- The incident followed the bear's first sighting early morning and its reemergence running on the runway around noon, which delayed flights and closed the runway repeatedly.
- Airport staff used a car to chase the bear away multiple times, while hunters set traps and police surrounded the airport to prevent its escape, but the animal remained at large.
- Akira Nagai, a representative from Yamagata Airport, explained that they are currently unable to accommodate incoming flights, describing the situation as a deadlock, and mentioned that the second shutdown resulted in the cancellation of 12 flights.
- This event reflects record human-bear encounters in Japan, with 219 attacks and six deaths in the year to April 2024, driven by climate change and depopulation causing bears to enter towns more often.
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Bear sighting at Yamagata airport halts flights
A bear wandered onto the grounds of Yamagata airport in northeastern Japan on Thursday, prompting the closure of its runway and flight cancellations, local authorities said. Although the bear has not yet been captured, the airport plans to resume normal operations from Friday, with increased patrols. A total of 10…
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A bear wandering on the runway of a Japanese airport on Thursday caused the cancellation of flights and the temporary closure of the site, while hunters were called in reinforcement to try to catch the animal.
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