Vape on a plane sparks emergency response at Wellington Airport

Firefighters at the scene on the tarmac at Wellington Airport.

A vaping device sparked an emergency services callout at Wellington Airport this morning.

Emergency services were called to the airport's tarmac as a precaution to meet flight NZ8265 from Tauranga to Wellington this morning, Air New Zealand confirmed.

A spokeswoman said the callout was needed after "an e-vapour belonging to a customer was accidentally switched on in flight".

Firefighters greeted the plane.

"Cabin crew followed standard operating procedure and the device was immediately put out."

Several firefighters met the plane on the tarmac.