An aviation security officer was stood down after allowing a passenger to carry a case of boxcutter blades on to a plane.
The breach was among 154 reported incidents at Christchurch and Wellington airports in the year to December 7.
Details were released to the Herald on Sunday by the
Air passenger carried blades
Security staff at Christchurch discovered a boxcutter and 10 blades in a passenger's carry-on luggage. Photo / Martin Hunter
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