The number of airport security screeners has decreased by about 9% from before the spread of infection. For this reason, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that further congestion was expected during the long holidays.
The target items are jackets and platform shoes that are usually required to be taken off and X-rayed, and the jacket can be worn if there are no items in the pocket. The alert level should be kept high due to the G7 summit and other events, and measures to deal with labor shortages are urgently needed.