成田機場放鬆帶液体上飛機限制

A few weeks ago the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

液体物の持ち込み緩和、ナリタで「没収」減る？

2014年04月09日 21時50分

　成田空港の国際線の乗り継ぎ検査場（全９か所）に１０日、液体が爆発物かどうかを検査する機器が導入される。

　テロ対策で実施する航空機内への液体物の持ち込み規制が緩和され、安全が確認されれば持ち込みできる。国内では初めて。

　規制は、英国で２００６年に液状の爆発物を使った航空機テロ計画が発覚したことから各国で実施。免税品の酒や化粧水でも、１００ミリ・リットルを超える液体物は検査場で没収される。

　しかし免税品の没収が相次ぎ、客から不満が出ていた。欧米やオーストラリアなどでは今年１月、検査を条件に持ち込みを認め、国土交通省も指針を改めた。成田国際空港会社によると、成田では没収が平均で月約５００件あるという。

　成田は利用客の約２割が乗り継ぎ客。ライバル関係にある韓国・仁川空港もすでに導入済みで、同社の担当者は「成田では没収されるから乗り継ぎは仁川で、ということがないようにしたい」と話している。

(試譯文)

An equipment that could inspect liquid to know whether it was an explosive would be introduced into the traveling connection check points (at all the 9 locations) at the international airline of Narita Airport on the 10^th (April).

The measure in regulating the carrying of liquid into the airplane for anti-terrorism purpose was eased, and if safety was confirmed, one could carry it along. This was the first time in the country.

Since the airplane terrorist plotted to use liquefied explosives was revealed in Britain in 2006, restrictions were carried out in all countries. Liquid objects such as alcohol and lotion of duty-free goods that exceeded 100 ml would be confiscated at the checking locations.

However, as the confiscation of duty-free goods incident one succeeded another, dissatisfaction had come out from the visitors. In the West or in Australia, the carrying was allowed on the condition of an inspection. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism also changed its directive in January this year. The Narita International Airport Company said that in Narita there were about 500 confiscations a month on average.

In Narita, about twenty percent of the users were interline connection passengers. South Korea’s Incheon airport which was having a rival relation had already introduced it. A person in charge of the company also said that "is it not wanting to say that since there is a transit in Incheon, the item is confiscated in Narita".

The checking relaxation is good news for the travelers.