Passengers on Air New Zealand's inaugural flight from New York arrived in Auckland this morning after a marathon 17 hours in the air – only for many to discover their bags hadn't made it. The flight landed in Auckland shortly after 8.30am on Monday morning, an hour later than scheduled. Rebecca Barton, who lives in New York and had booked the flight to visit home for the first time since 2019, was among the economy passengers whose luggage didn't arrive. She said there had been issues at check-in, with a mix of Air New Zealand staff and what appeared to be JFK staff manning the desks. With a scheduled flight time of 17 hours, 35 minutes, the flight from New York to Auckland is one of the longest in the world.

Source: Stuff September 20, 2022 00:26 UTC