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Reports reveal security lapses at Gimhae International Airport where a ground-handling contractor staffer entered a secure area after a colleague fraudulently issued a boarding pass because the worker said they had left their official ID badge at home. Investigations show South Korea’s Aviation Security Act lacks specific provisions criminalizing the fraudulent issuance or use of boarding passes. Separately, a 2009-born female student attempted to board a flight to China using her older sister’s passport (passport misuse) and passed three staffed checkpoints—identity check, security screening, and immigration interview—because checks relied on visual verification without biometric (fingerprint or facial recognition) confirmation. The misuse was only discovered about two hours later after her parents alerted authorities. Lawmakers call for urgent review and tightening of airport security procedures to close these loopholes at this critical national facility.