Drone causes flight delays at Auckland airportMURRAY WILSON/STUFF A drone delayed six incoming flights to Auckland on Thursday evening (FILE PHOTO). A flying drone caused six flights coming in to Auckland airport to be delayed on Thursday evening. READ MORE:* Drone scare delays Auckland Airport flights, turns out to be balloon* Drone flying around Auckland airport delays and diverts 20 flightsThe drone caused delays to five other incoming flights, she said. BEVAN READ/STUFF An Air New Zealand pilot reported the drone to the air traffic control tower (FILE PHOTO). In March, a drone being flown near Auckland airport forced about 20 incoming flights to delay their landings, with one choosing to divert to another airport altogether.

Source: Stuff August 09, 2018 08:27 UTC