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WELLINGTON (DPA) – An Air New Zealand plane was forced to return to Auckland half way to Shanghai on Sunday, February 10, after discovering that the plane was not allowed to land in China.
"Auckland 's flight NZ289 to Shanghai returned to Auckland approximately four and a half to five hours later, after discovering a technical problem, meaning that the aircraft operating this service had not been able to fly. Chinese regulatory authority to land in China, "said the carrier to dpa in a statement Sunday.
It was not possible to immediately determine what type of aircraft was involved or how many pbadengers and crew were affected.
The flight took off as scheduled around midnight Sunday (5am Singapore time).
The pilot then told the pbadengers on board that "the Chinese authorities have not given permission for this plane to disembark, so we need to turn around," said US pbadenger and academic Eric Hundman in New Zealand. Herald.
"I would be stunned if Air NZ had left a plane filled with pbadengers taking off without being quite sure of being able to land in Shanghai," added the badistant professor at the University of New York, Shanghai.
Air New Zealand started flying from Auckland to Shanghai in June 2006.
In August, flight NZ289 was forced to return to Auckland less than an hour after takeoff due to a potential technical problem that was subsequently ruled out.
"Guests will be accommodated for the day at hotels or the Strata Lounge at the airport before they depart for Shanghai for a special service at 11 pm tonight," the airline told dpa.
"We know that customers will be deeply disappointed and frustrated by this situation and we are sorry for the disruption of their travel plans."
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