Air New Zealand passengers forced to sit through nine-hour flight only for it to return to Auckland

Passengers on board an Air New Zealand flight have had to endure a nine-hour journey to nowhere after the plane bound for Shanghai was forced to return to Auckland. Flight NZ289, left Auckland on Monday night but turned around near the Solomon Islands just four-and-half hours into the 12-hour journey. It landed back in Auckland at about 8.30am on Tuesday. Air New Zealand chief operating officer Alex Marren told 7NEWS.com.

“The decision was made to return to Auckland so the aircraft could be checked by our engineering team here to expedite repair,” Marren said. “The aircraft arrived in Auckland at 8:36am this morning and customers will be accommodated on the next available service. “We’d like to thank customers for their patience and understanding while our teams work through the rebooking process.” The engine issue comes off the back of another incident involving Air New Zealand last month.

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