A plane was 25 minutes late after a distressed passenger raised security concerns and threatened to "blow up the plane" on a domestic flight. Air New Zealand told the Herald that Flight NZ689 returned to the gate in Wellington to offload a passenger "who raised security concerns" and needed a medical assessment before further travel. An Air New Zealand employee told Fairfax the passenger got out of his seat and started making his way up the cabin as the safety video played. The employee said the man told the crew he would hurt them if they didn't let him off the plane. Air New Zealand said the flight was delayed by 25 minutes.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 15, 2016 23:15 UTC