Air New Zealand flight abandons LAX landing due to smaller aircraft on runway

An Air New Zealand flight was forced to complete a “go-around” at LAX airport due to another aircraft on the runway. Photo / Airline Videos

An Air New Zealand flight was forced to complete a “go-around” at LAX airport in Los Angeles after a private jet took longer to move off the runway than expected.

An airline spokesperson said LAX Air Traffic Control requested that flight NZ6 Auckland to Los Angeles complete a standard “go-around” on arrival.

“An aircraft took longer to vacate the runway than anticipated.

“A go-around is not uncommon and no customers were disrupted because of the request.”

The manoeuvre was posted on the Airline Videos Facebook page where the all black plane could be seen pulling up from the descent at the instruction of air traffic control teams.

The video commentator could be heard saying the smaller aircraft was told to “either make a left or right and instead they made whatever they shouldn’t have done”.

A passenger on the flight told the Herald it was well handled by the crew.

“The flight deck briefed us on what had happened shortly after the event and we landed soon after without further incident.”

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