Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:43 pmFrom News.co.nz
National News
9.25am Tuesday September 12, 2006
Around 100 passengers and crew on an Air New Zealand 737 have been evacuated down shutes after the plane made an emergency landing at Auckland domestic airport this morning.
Flight NZ503 bound for Christchurch returned to Auckland after an electrical fault was reported in the flight deck.
"While taxiing to the airport gate, a smell of fumes were reported in the flight deck and in line with standard operating procedure, the Captain decided to evacuate the aircraft," Air New Zealand said.
"This saw the 94 passengers and three cabin crew and two pilots exit the aircraft down emergency shutes."
The airline said it was helping customers to make alternative travel arrangements.
There are no reports of injuries.
Read more here: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=243407
National News
9.25am Tuesday September 12, 2006
Around 100 passengers and crew on an Air New Zealand 737 have been evacuated down shutes after the plane made an emergency landing at Auckland domestic airport this morning.
Flight NZ503 bound for Christchurch returned to Auckland after an electrical fault was reported in the flight deck.
"While taxiing to the airport gate, a smell of fumes were reported in the flight deck and in line with standard operating procedure, the Captain decided to evacuate the aircraft," Air New Zealand said.
"This saw the 94 passengers and three cabin crew and two pilots exit the aircraft down emergency shutes."
The airline said it was helping customers to make alternative travel arrangements.
There are no reports of injuries.
Read more here: http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=243407
... Superb effort from all Aircrew Staff and ANZ procedures , hey and from the news looks like even the passengers enjoyed ! 