Air New Zealand passengers bound for Shanghai have returned to Auckland Airport, which they departed nine hours ago, after an unexpected flight diversion due to an engine issue. Flight NZ289, bound for Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), was forced to return to Auckland around nine hours after departure. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner departed Auckland on Monday, July 1 at 10.
47pm and turned around about four and a half hours into the journey, according to data from FlightAware. Passengers landed back at Auckland Airport at 8.36 this morning.
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