{"id":17859,"date":"2026-07-06T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=17859"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:39:29","slug":"smell-of-smoke-in-air-nz-plane-cabin-triggers-emergency-reponse-at-christchurch-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=17859","title":{"rendered":"Smell of smoke in Air NZ plane cabin triggers emergency reponse at Christchurch Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">A report that the cabin of an Air New Zealand plane smelt of smoke triggered an emergency response at Christchurch Airport on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">Air NZ chief operations officer &#8211; ground and inflight &#8211; Katie Boyer said Flight NZ630 from Queenstown to Auckland was diverted to Christchurch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">&#8220;The aircraft landed safely and, as per standard operating procedures, emergency services met the aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">&#8220;Passengers disembarked as normal, and we&#8217;d like to thank them for their understanding and patience, as we work to get them to their destination as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">Boyer said engineers would assess the plane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">The plane took off at 2.15pm and had been due to land in Auckland after 4pm, but landed in Christchurch about 3.30pm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">Several firetrucks were seen on the runway at Christchurch Airport, with police also in attendance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pb-16 pt-8\">\n<div class=\"grid justify-center\">\n<figure class=\"mx-auto table\">\n<div class=\"image-ring flex w-full max-w-full -mx-16 md:mx-0 w-screen border-x-0 !max-w-[initial] md:w-[revert-layer] md:!max-w-full [&amp;_img]:w-full [&amp;_img]:md:w-[revert-layer]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"max-h-[50rem] max-w-full aspect-[16\/10] object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--X0tzcl5Q--\/t_kt-crop-16x10\/w_614\/f_auto\/q_auto:eco\/4JM0GII_Screenshot_2026_07_04_153852_jpg\" alt=\"Emergency services at Christchurch Airport.\" width=\"614\" height=\"384\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"border-stroke-default w-full border-b py-12 text-sm *:inline table-caption caption-bottom mt-auto\">Emergency services at Christchurch Airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-foreground-secondary flex-shrink-0 ml-4\">Youtube \/ Sheep&#8217;s Eye View<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"font-serif-text mb-12 leading-normal\">\n<p class=\"[&amp;_em]:font-serif-text-italic [&amp;_cite]:font-serif-text-italic\">Earlier, a fire truck approached the plane and appeared to conduct a visual inspection, before the aircraft continued to taxi to the gate. Several police cars waited on the tarmac.<\/p>\n<p>Source: RNZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report that the cabin of an Air New Zealand plane smelt of smoke triggered an emergency response at Christchurch Airport on Saturday afternoon. 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