Japanese airport facing ‘bear’ traffic control problems on the runway

Japanese airport facing ‘bear’ traffic control problems on the runway


He might be smarter than the average bear.

A Japanese airport is in a “stalemate” with a black bear who has repeatedly disrupted operations on the runway and caused a dozen flights to be canceled on Thursday.

The four-foot-tall bear was spotted near the tarmac of the Yamagata Airport at around 7 a.m., initially causing flights to be delayed as staffers struggled to shoo the animal away, Japanese outlet Yomiuri Shimbun reported.

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A black bear was seen running around Japan’s Yamagata Airport on Thursday. bbc Airport staff tried unsuccessfully to lure the bear away with a car. bbc

Following the delay, the black bear entered the airport yet again and could be seen running around the tarmac as airport staff tried to used

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