"The aircraft was met by paramedics and I was transported by ambulance to hospital where, after tests and observation, I was released late Wednesday afternoon."
He was put up in a hotel and returned home on the second Capital Express flight to Wellington on Friday where he boarded an Air New Zealand link flight to Tauranga.
"I feel in good health today and have no after-effects. Since arriving home I have had another medical check-up and all is well. As far as I am aware, my illness on this occasion has no connection to any other illness I have ever suffered,'' he said after the Bay of Plenty Times sought comment.
"I feel tickety-boo. Everything shows I am fit and healthy. I'm not sure what caused it," he told the Bay of Plenty Times.
Mr Ottaway made headlines when he collapsed in June 2013 during coverage of the Paris Air Show and ended up in a coma for a few days.