Created Saturday, Jul 4th 2026 17:14Z, last updated Saturday, Jul 4th 2026 17:14Z
An ANZ Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200, registration ZK-OXJ performing flight
NZ-630 from Queenstown to Auckland (New Zealand), was enroute at FL370 about 120nm northnorthwest of Christchurch (New Zealand) when the crew decided to divert CHristchurch due to the smell of smoke on board. The aircraft landed safely on Christchurch's runway 02 about 30 minutes later. Emergency services inspected the aircraft, that subsequently taxied to the apron.
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Christchurch about 14 hours later.
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