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Seven-hour flight ends up where it started
British Airways flight from Berlin to Heathrow turned around leaving 180 people stranded.
The coastal hazards councils were not warned about
Climate Change Minister James Shaw to release Govt guidance on coastal hazards on Friday.
Air NZ flight to Buenos Aires dumps fuel, returns
Flight ANZ30 to Buenos Aires has returned to Auckland.
New departures area at Auckland Airport
A slideshow showing the new departures area at Auckland Airport.
End of airport control towers on the radar
Airways is demonstrating a prototype digital air traffic control tower at Auckland Airport - meaning controllers won't need to be at the airfield they are monitoring. / Video by Dean Purcell
Bali airports closed, thousands stranded
Thousands have been left stranded with Lombok Airport forced to stay closed.
Record number of air passengers caught bringing banned goods into New Zealand
More air passengers are trying to sneak through items that could bring disease into NZ.
Crash near Auckland Airport traps person in car
Firefighters are using the jaws of life to free the trapped person from their car.
Elderly passenger mistakenly evades airport security
A police spokeswoman said officers spoke to an elderly woman following the incident.
Passenger evades security at airport, disrupts flights
Flight schedules were disrupted when a female passenger evaded airport security.
Interview: Adrian Littlewood on Auckland Airport's departure area upgrade
Chief Executive of Auckland Airport Adrian Littlewood speaks on the departure area upgrade. / Jason Oxenham
Opinion: Airport security keeping us safe
People seem to love to make jokes at the expense of airport security.
Brazilian caught with 3kg of coke in suitcase
The cocaine found in his suitcase lining is estimated to be worth $1.3 million.
RNZAF aircraft makes emergency landing
A RNZAF Orion aircraft makes an emergency landing at Whenuapai RNZAF airbase after a loss of one engine. Credit: Brett Phibbs
Airport buses to be twice as frequent
Wait times for buses to and from Auckland Airport are to be halved from next month.
Drone interferes with flights at Auckland Airport
A man was stunned to see a drone flying alarmingly close to his aircraft.
The airports of the future have landed
How Singapore's futuristic Changi Airport Terminal Four is a game-changer for the world.
Plane turns back after bird strike
Bird reportedly flew into plane's left engine soon after takeoff.
Auckland Airport 'a shambles': Readers respond to delays
Chaos at Auckland Airport's arrivals hall happens regularly, frequent travellers say.
Air NZ tightens security for all US-bound flights
Flights from all around the world will be affected by new security measures.
Airport group wants govt help in regions
The group representing airports wants the new govt to help struggling regional operations.
ComCom to review charges at airports
The commission today released a process and issues paper for the review.
Passenger busted lighting up a ciggy mid-flight
Wellington Airport police fined a passenger from Brisbane for smoking on a flight.
Review after outage delayed flights
Aviation Security investigates how power cut happened to ensure it doesn't happen again.
'Nasty' habit flight attendants hate most
The one gross thing passengers do all the time that flight attendants hate.
Baggage handler caught swapping tags
If your bag went astray at Singapore's Changi Airport, this might be why.
Swamp kauri dug from land near pipeline, MPI admits
Swamp kauri was dug from the land near where fuel pipeline ruptured, admits MPI.
Fuel crisis: Passengers and bags left in Rarotonga
Passengers and luggage taken off Rarotonga flight so plane can carry extra fuel.
Industry and Govt to work together on fuel supply
Routes will be laid out to allow tankers to transport fuel as quickly as possible.
Passengers tell of 'nightmare' delays
Aucklander Anna Firdousi endured several cancellations and delays before getting home.
Air New Zealand restricting ticket sales
Air NZ cutting back on ticket sales as the jet fuel crisis continues.
Fuel crisis: Supplies now dwindling in the Pacific
Air NZ is refuelling in Wellington to protect dwindling supplies in the Pacific
Pipe could be fixed by next week
Government agencies have been called in to help with the Auckland Airport fuel situation.