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Air NZ flight aborts landing in Christchurch due to wild weather

An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington was forced to circle back after failing to land in severe weather conditions.

Skinny McBuntu

Flight 5349 from Wellington attempted to land in Christchurch shortly after midday but had to abort the approach due to wild weather. The aircraft circled back and made a second landing attempt about 15 minutes later.

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Watch: Air NZ plane forced to abort landing in wild Christchurch weather

Flight 5349 from Wellington attempted to land shortly after midday, but was forced to circle back for a second attempt 15 minutes later.

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