Wow, now that's strict !!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/jet-carrying-335-forced-to-turn-back-after-missing-destination-airport-s-closing-time-by-10-minutes/ar-AA17OGzP?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=519a132e7ff94439b9f4c04fa89681c2A Japan Airlines plane was forced to return to Tokyo this week after being refused at a regional airport for arriving 10 minutes after the cut-off time.
Flight JAL 331 left Tokyo's Haneda Airport at 8 p.m. on February 19 – over an hour after its planned departure.
The plane, which was expected at 8:30 p.m., did not arrive at Fukuoka until around 10:10 p.m.
But because Fukuoka Airport enforces a strict 10 p.m. cut-off time, JAL 331 was not cleared to land and was forced to make a nearly 5-hour journey back to Tokyo.
Fukuoka's curfew is intended to curb noise pollution. JAL 331 also had to stop at Osaka's Kansai Airport to refuel, adding to passengers' and crew members' misfortune. Fukuoka and Tokyo are located on opposite sides of Japan. The cities are over 550 miles apart. It is unknown why JAL 331 departed from Tokyo late on Sunday evening. According to Asahi Shimbun, officials say that planes that land late due to "unavoidable" circumstances, such as stormy weather or congestion, are usually allowed to land past 10 p.m.
