Air New Zealand has cancelled multiple long-haul international departures and arrivals into Auckland on Monday.
Updated weather reports show cyclone Gabrielle will bring very strong winds and heavy rainfall to Auckland on Monday and Tuesday.
Air New Zealand Chief Operational Integrity and Safety Officer Captain David Morgan says to keep customers, staff and aircraft safe, the airline has made additional cancellations to those made on Saturday.
'We continue to do everything we can to minimise the impact on our schedule, however in preparation for strong fluctuating crosswinds, for the safety of our staff and customers, international arrivals and departures from tomorrow morning through till midday Tuesday will be extremely limited,” says Captain Morgan.
'We've cancelled five long-haul international arrivals into Auckland tomorrow as well as departures. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Singapore arrivals are operating as normal but may be required to divert to another New Zealand port.
"All Tasman and Pacific Island flights tomorrow have also been cancelled.
'In addition, all flights to, from or through Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo are cancelled through till midday Tuesday. We'd like to thank customers for their continued understanding if their plans are impacted.
'Given that the trajectory and strength of cyclone Gabrielle is fluid, customers should prepare for further flight cancellations. Our priority is the safety of our customers, staff and infrastructure and we will only operate flights if it's safe to do so.”
Air New Zealand is asking customers to please refrain from calling its contact centre as they're working hard to reaccommodate customers. Direct message the airline on its social media channels, WhatsApp or postpone calling for a few days. Air New Zealand will provide further updates to customers directly via the Air New Zealand app and post updates on our travel alerts page.
Flight cancellations recap
- All flights to or from Kerikeri and Whangarei between midday today and Tuesday morning are cancelled
- All turboprop flights to, from or through Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo from midday today through to midday Tuesday are cancelled
- Last flights into Hamilton and Tauranga tonight are cancelled
- Five long-haul international arrivals into Auckland on Monday are cancelled – New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Singapore still operating
- Long-haul international departures from Auckland on Monday are cancelled
- All Tasman and Pacific Island flights tomorrow are cancelled
These schedule adjustments will cause significant flow on effects while the airline works through getting customers on those services to their original destinations and crew and planes back where they need to be. This may take a few days to recover.
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