Auckland Airport runways clear after hour-long delays stop passengers disembarking HANNAH MARTINJARRED WILLIAMSON / FAIRFAX NZ Four arriving flights were sitting on the tarmac at Auckland Airport as there were no gates available. Hundreds of passengers were stuck in limbo as planes queued for gates at Auckland Airport on Thursday evening. An Auckland Airport spokesman said there was an issue with planes accessing air bridges after cancelled flights had clogged the runway. The spokesman said things were "business as usual" by 8pm, with all flights having cleared the runway. — Rawinia (@RawiniaR) July 13, 2017Earlier delayed flights had departed, freeing up gates, the airport spokesman said.

Source: Stuff July 13, 2017 08:40 UTC