Chch airport closed
Bad weather forced Christchurch Airport to close for almost six hours yesterday, disrupting 25 domestic flights. About TuQ passengers from Christchurch were delayed by the flight cancellations. Yesterdav 300 were accommodated on other flights, and 400 were rebooked to leave Christchurch today Thirteen flights into Christchurch were cancelled. The airport was closed from 6 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
and from 11 am. to 1 p.m. I It remained open, but mar- I ginal, for the rest of the i day. However, the closing of Wellington Airport in the | afternoon forced the can- I cellation of all flights to j and from the capital. International flights be- ’ tween Christchurch and Australia ran as scheduled yesterday. Wellington Airport was Closed from 3 p.m. and 25 ’ departures and 29 arrivals ■ were cancelled.
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