Passengers of an internal flight at Christchurch Airport were held on board the plane after it emerged a tour group had been exposed to the stomach bug Norovirus.
The Mt Cook flight NZ5374 from Queenstown to Christchurch was held on the tarmac while health authorities were called in after the
passengers reported feeling unwell. It emerged they had been exposed to Norovirus, which can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain.
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"[The flight] was delayed this morning while advice was sought from Canterbury regional public health authorities after reports of unwell passengers on board," a spokeswoman for Air New Zealand said.
"The unwell passengers were part of a tour party of 40 -- some of whom indicated to our cabin crew that the group had been exposed to Norovirus.
