{"id":474304,"date":"2026-06-12T20:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/474304\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:41:08","slug":"fog-restrictions-in-place-at-auckland-airport-domestic-flights-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/474304\/","title":{"rendered":"Fog restrictions in place at Auckland Airport, domestic flights affected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Auckland Airport\u2019s website shows delays to flights to and from Whang\u0101rei, Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Napier, Palmerston North, Gisborne, Nelson, New Plymouth, Blenheim and Rotorua.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/air-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/air-new-zealand\/\">Air New Zealand\u2019s<\/a> 7.05am flight NZ402 to Wellington was also cancelled but doesn\u2019t appear to be fog-related.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Travellers are being advised to check the airport\u2019s website or app for the latest flight arrival and departure information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">The airport website is aucklandairport.co.nz <\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">The disruption comes after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/fire-breaks-out-at-wellington-airport-sending-smoke-over-runway\/3UFDQHKLWZGMHK4TTXDBWJWFYQ\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/fire-breaks-out-at-wellington-airport-sending-smoke-over-runway\/3UFDQHKLWZGMHK4TTXDBWJWFYQ\/\">night of chaos at Wellington Airport<\/a> after a fire broke out in the domestic terminal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Hundreds of people were left stranded after they were evacuated as emergency services battled the blaze. <\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent eight fire engines, two ladder trucks, one command unit and one breathing apparatus after reports machinery was on fire at 7.15pm. <\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Videos shared with the Herald show smoke billowing from the airport terminal and across the runway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Multiple flights were affected and some travellers reported they were stuck on planes unable to disembark. <\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s a newsworthy shambles here,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Outside the terminal, ground staff announced that passengers would not be able to retrieve luggage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Passengers were told to come back today to collect luggage that had been checked or left on a plane when the evacuations took place, RNZ reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">In an update late last night, Wellington Airport said it would be open as usual today, \u201chowever there may be some flow-on disruptions to flights so passengers are advised to check directly with their airlines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xRCtHSZoMFoDBmw\" style=\"display:none\">Fire and Emergency will be investigating the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Auckland Airport\u2019s website shows delays to flights to and from Whang\u0101rei, Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Napier, Palmerston 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