Air New Zealand Boeing 737, similar to that which had a mid-air incident on the way to Auckland this morning.
Air New Zealand Boeing 737, similar to that which had a mid-air incident on the way to Auckland this morning.
A domestic Air New Zealand flight was aborted shortly after take off this morning due to concerns over one of its engines.
A spokeswoman for the airline said flight NZ508 travelling from Christchurch to Auckland returned to Christchurch shortly after take-off as a precautionary measure this morning.
The pilots optedto return as a precautionary measure after a cockpit indicator light briefly illuminated once they reached cruise altitude.
Engineers had since inspected the Boeing 737 aircraft which had been cleared to return to service.
Passengers were re-accommodated on another service which left Christchurch at 10am.
A passenger on the plane said the flight boarded as normal and left Christchurch on time at 8.55am.
"Just after our takeoff we were told that there was an indication of a slight problem with one of the engines [and] we had to go back to Christchurch.''
The plane had only been in the air for approximately five minutes before it turned back, the passenger said.
