Japan to double snap checks of foreign airlines

Sunday 09th November, 05:28 AM JST

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fatloser at 07:37 AM JST - 9th November

This will probably halve the checks on domestic airlines.
some14some at 07:46 AM JST - 9th November

That's good. Will it create more jobs (full-time/part-time)doubts remain.
dotherightthing at 08:26 AM JST - 9th November

They better watch closer their own troubled airline JAL! A far as I know one of the most trustless airline worldwide.
OssanAmerica at 09:10 AM JST - 9th November

They better watch closer their own troubled airline JAL! A far as I know >one of the most trustless airline worldwide.

I was going to write the same thing but then I read the last paragraph.
okapake at 11:14 AM JST - 9th November

So now they'll have 200 "snap" checks per year. Not much of an improvement. How many flights per year are there of foreign airlines operating in Japan? Drop in the bucket? And yah, they ought to "snap" check JAL too.
buffalo at 11:17 AM JST - 9th November

never been checked. smooth customs in Japan keep it that way!
outofmydepth at 01:32 PM JST - 9th November

i hope they dont drink before they do the snap checks. wasnt that a japanese airline that didnt take off due to the alcolhol on the co-pilotss breath?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
as_the_crow_flies at 03:34 PM JST - 9th November

Hmm, I'm sure this is the only country in the world that even sticks a nationality on a plane before deciding how much to inspect. A plane is a plane is a plane. Or are Japanese planes unique? Maybe they metabolise the fuel differently, or perhaps Japanese steel is uniquely different. Unless the planes are actually made in China, heh heh!
OssanAmerica at 09:54 PM JST - 9th November

In the United States, about 3,800 such inspections are conducted each >year and about 200 in South Korea, compared with around 100 in Japan, >the officials said.

Mayday Mayday We obviously have a major comprehension failure here.
soldave at 10:56 AM JST - 10th November

As said above, I hope they will check JAL flights more often too - think it's been a couple of weeks since a part last dropped off one of their planes so they're due for an incident.