When the Department of Transportation unveiled new regulations last week regarding delays and cancellations, Mount Fuji travellers had cause for celebration. In spite of the good news, there have been alarming headlines in the travel industry, mostly about norovirus outbreaks in Germany and on cruise ships.
Furthermore, two peculiar aircraft mishaps have lately come to light, and Japan has tried creative measures to address overcrowding at tourist destinations near Mount Fuji. Continue reading to learn about the top five travel-related incidents from last week.
NOROVIRUS AFFECTS A FEW DESTINATIONS
The German city of Stuttgart opened its Spring Festival on April 20. However, an epidemic of norovirus sickened some 800 people over the weekend.
The festival is a huge celebration with rides, food and beer vendors, and performances that runs until May 12. Over a million people come here. Although the source of the outbreak is unknown, health officials have stated that no sanitary regulations were broken.
Regretfully, there have been further outbreaks reported in recent days.
According to recent estimates, 200 passengers on Royal Caribbean and Princess Cruises ships also contracted the norovirus. Ninety-four passengers on the Sapphire Princess cruise ship, which was travelling from Los Angeles to the South Pacific, were ill; aboard Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas, which was travelling from Florida to Los Angeles, 67 passengers and two crew members contracted norovirus.
Public health officials in California have issued a warning against consuming raw oysters imported from South Korea due to the discovery of a potential norovirus cause. It is recommended that sellers steer clear of oysters sourced from JBR Inc. and dispose of any remaining food immediately.
Vomiting and diarrhoea are two symptoms of the highly contagious norovirus. It can spread through contaminated surfaces and food, as well as through contact with infected individuals. While epidemics can occur at any time, the CDC states that they are more frequent from November to April. The organisation advises following food preparation safety protocols and properly washing hands to stop the spread of the norovirus. Sanitizers are ineffective against the norovirus.
A Japanese city blocks tourists’ view of Mount Fuji.
Japan is implementing yet another stringent measure to combat the crowds, following the prohibition of tourists from Kyoto’s geisha district and the imposition of a fee to trek a popular Mount Fuji trail. To obstruct a well-liked vantage point of Mount Fuji, town officials in Fujikawaguchiko are erecting an eight-foot-tall by 65-foot-long mesh net.
The location, which is outside a Lawson convenience shop, has been attracting a lot of tourists to take pictures. Overcrowding, littering, and crossing at inappropriate places have all been reported by the locals. Unruly tourists have reportedly clambered onto the roof of a nearby dental facility in an attempt to capture the ideal shot.
A 101-year-old passenger is registered by the airline as a baby.
This is a somewhat unexpected story: American Airlines mistook a centenarian for a baby. Although the passenger, who is 101 years old, was born in 1922, the airline system automatically updated the year to 2022 since it is unable to recognise 1922. Therefore, rather than an adult, the staff had anticipated seeing a baby.
The passenger, who is 101 years old, claimed that the issue has persisted since she reached 100 and that the same thing happened the previous year. She hopes that the airline can resolve the problem so she won’t have to go through the trouble of explaining and waiting for a wheelchair when she visits her family once a year.
Owing to a drunk pilot, Japanese Airlines cancels a flight.
It’s said that a pilot with Japan Airlines who took a flight from Tokyo to Dallas got wasted in the Texas metropolis. The 49-year-old started drinking at the hotel after arriving at 6 p.m. with his colleagues.
When he started ranting at two in the morning, the hotel staff alerted the police and cautioned him about the noise.
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Ultimately, the airline cancelled the 157-person flight, and many of the customers were moved to American Airlines. Although it doesn’t seem that the pilot violated the airline’s rules prohibiting alcohol use within 12 hours of takeoff, the airline nevertheless made the decision to take the captain’s physical and mental health into account. Japan Airlines expressed regret for the disruption.
It is rarely unprecedented for an overly eager pilot to receive inadequate treatment in another city. A Delta Air Lines pilot was recently sentenced to ten months in prison for appearing for duty in Edinburgh while intoxicated. Pilots are not allowed to take to the air in the United States for eight hours after consuming alcohol.
A PANIC ON FLIGHT DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE
Just before takeoff on an AirAsia flight last week from Perth to Jakarta, there was a power failure that raised some concerns. Seven minutes later, the electricity came back on, but not long after. According to a passenger, fear broke out as the lights and air conditioning went out.
17 passengers decided to get off the aircraft out of fear that there would be more problems while in the air, despite the pilot’s assurances to everyone that the outage was caused by auxiliary power and would not affect the journey.
One disembarking passenger complimented the Perth airport workers for their assistance, but asserted that AirAsia offered none. The plane arrived safely and took off 75 minutes later than scheduled. According to an AirAsia representative, there was never any risk to the passengers.
