Wellington gales ground turbo prop flightsARTHUR CAUGHLEY A flight leaves Wellington on Thursday morning amid the southerly storm. Fierce southerly gales blasting through Wellington have caused the grounding of regional flights at the airport. Were you on a flight into or out of Wellington Airport today? MetService said the southerly winds were thought to be peaking around lunchtime on Thursday. All passengers returned inside the terminal by 6.40am, a spokeswoman for Wellington Airport said.

Source: Stuff July 13, 2017 00:33 UTC