A flight from Hong Kong to Auckland was diverted to Cairns earlier this morning, after an emergency arose on-board the plane.
Air New Zealand flight ANZ80 arrived at Cairns International Airport about 2.30am, after it was understood a passenger died on-board the Boeing 787-9, news.com.au reported.
![The Auckland-bound flight was diverted to Cairns after a medical emergency arose on-board. Photo / FlightAware](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DCJXB3HCFOILUQZU6NLUGJXQYQ.jpg?auth=a695f9de458fc1373cb80dfe2c6f4494c28bea3a8de82ba86388ccb81597d791&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
It is not known how the passenger died.
An Air New Zealand spokeswoman said there had been a medical emergency on-board the aircraft.