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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Helen Coffey

‘Boiling with rage’: Onboard Air New Zealand’s 16-hour flight to nowhere

FlightRadar24

Passengers onboard a 16-hour “flight to nowhere” have described the atmosphere as “boiling with annoyance and anger”.

The NZ2 service from Auckland in New Zealand to New York, US, on 16 February got eight hours into its journey before the decision was made to turn back due to an electrical fire in Terminal 1 at JFK Airport, which led to the terminal’s subsequent closure.

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