Bad weather has forced an Air New Zealand flight to turn back from Rarotonga today. Photo / NZME
Holidaymakers bound for one of the few quarantine-free return air routes open to Kiwis have had their hopes dashed, after bad weather forced a Rarotonga-bound Air New Zealand flight to turn back.
Flight NZ946 from Auckland was unable to land safely in Rarotonga this afternoon because of bad weather, a
spokeswoman for the national carrier said.
"The flight has turned around and expected to arrive back in Auckland at 5pm."
A return Air New Zealand flight - NZ945 which had been scheduled to land in Auckland just before 6.30pm - has been cancelled.
Flight NZ946 turned back after three failed attempts at landing, a passenger on board wrote on Facebook, using in-flight Wi-Fi.
