A passenger who flew from Auckland to Queenstown earlier today was taken straight from the plane into hospital in an ambulance, with "mild flu-like symptoms".
The person flew on Air New Zealand flight NZ611 early this morning, alongside what Queenstown Airport corporate and community affairs general manager Sara Irvine described as a "relatively small number of passengers on board", due to alert level 3 restrictions in Auckland.
They were met at Queenstown airport by an ambulance and taken straight to Lakes District Hospital.