Fire crews were called to Invercargill Airport about 4pm today. Photo: ODT filesFire crews rushed to Invercargill Airport this afternoon after reports of an issue with an Air New Zealand plane. Invercargill Airport general manager Nigel Finnerty said he had been told the aircraft was from Queenstown and had initially been diverted to Invercargill. "We understood it was going to be diverted to Christchurch and that it was an ATR." "NZ5653 from Christchurch to Queenstown initially diverted to Invercargill due to an engineering issue," she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 17, 2019 05:15 UTC