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Auckland Airport’s redevelopment plan. Video / Supplied
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Taser use raised for flight attendants
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A passenger said the ordeal lasted "about 20 minutes".
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Airline's adverts banned for ‘Greenwashing’ in landmark ruling
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Auckland Airport working with insurers on flood claim, faces $500,000 excess
Floods in January suspended both international and domestic flights.
Qantas loses woman’s luggage on way to wedding - vows never to fly with them again
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600 cases at Auckland as Qantas lost baggage mounts on both sides of Tasman
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Serious concerns over safety item regularly taken from aircraft
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Passengers separated from bags and prescription drugs in luggage-handling chaos
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One of the world’s biggest airports admits it massively failed in 2022
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‘Absolute chaos’: Air NZ passengers caught in huge queues
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