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A mother flying with her family was left in tears after a polite request to switch seats.
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South African Airways in bankruptcy protection: Flight Centre stops selling tickets
Hundreds of travellers from NZ have booked on the airline over the next few months.
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Air NZ plane diverted after woman begins screaming during flight
The passenger said the woman eventually had to be restrained by airline staff.
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Passenger's trick for a better seat drastically backfires
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South African Airways and Alitalia on brink of collapse
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Mystery of KLM's 11-hour flight to nowhere
Disgruntled passengers spent 11 hours on a plane to nowhere.
Auckland Airport rolls out new scanners as part of move towards biometric screening
New pre-security scanners replace manual processing.
Baby born on American Airlines jet given fitting name
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Air NZ flight to Houston diverted to Tahiti after medical emergency
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Erebus: Pilots say it's time to build a memorial
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Furious sport star rejected from Jetstar flight for petty reason
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'Unless I'm lucky, this is going to kill me': Elderly couple's 17-hour airport ordeal
The couple spent all night sitting upright in hard airport chairs with nowhere to sleep.
Watch: How Air NZ pilots prepare for landing at a new airport
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How a six hour flight turns into a 53 hour saga
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Focus: Air NZ Captain on returning to Seoul after 22 years
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