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Electrical fault confirmed as cause of Auckland airbridge malfunction
Auckland Airport Domestic Terminal in January 2022. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Auckland Airport has confirmed that an electrical fault impacted an airbridge last weekend, causing it to not connect with the side of an aircraft. However, the airport said it did not lead to any safety concerns and resulted in only a one-hour delay. On 8 June, an airbridge at the Auckland domestic terminal experienced an electrical fault, impacting the canopy at one end of the airbridge. No members of the public were on the airbridge at the time. "Passengers on an arriving Jetstar flight were able to exit the aircraft via stairs rather than walking directly onto the airbridge and experienced no delays," a spokesperson said. "The fault resulted in a one-hour delay for a later departing aircraft." Jetstar told RNZ that the airbridge was unable to extend and make contact with the side of their aircraft. "For safety reasons, customers disembarked the inbound flight and boarded JQ295 using the rear stairs." Jetstar will often board and disembark from both the front and the rear of some aircraft. The departure of a flight from Auckland to Queenstown was delayed by approximately one hour which flowed on to delaying a subsequent flight out of Queenstown back to Auckland. Auckland Airport said it was committed to maintaining its airbridges to high standards, and they were subject to frequent planned inspections by engineers with regular maintenance and upgrades being carried out as part of an ongoing programme of work. "We also have an established programme of airbridge renewal and replacement, with two new airbridges purchased in the last year." A spokesperson said when airbridges experienced faults, the airport's priority was ensuring the safety of travellers and workers, while working to fix the airbridges as quickly as possible. "Some of the older airbridges at the domestic terminal are planned for replacement when the new domestic jet terminal opens in 2029 and will be maintained in accordance with rigourous operational and maintenance standards until that time." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
11-05-2025
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Firefighters battle fires in Auckland scrapyard and Levin house
Crews responded to two separate fires this morning. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Firefighters continue to respond to a fire at a scrap yard in the Auckland suburb of East Tamaki. Crews have been battling the East Tamaki Road blaze since just after 6am, when they were called to the yard and found multiple cars on fire. A local resident told RNZ they heard loud blasts and popping noises at about 5am before they spotted smoke. The fire was contained about 7.30am, and Fire and Emergency scaled back its response. Currently there were three crews and a fire investigator on the scene. Elsewhere, firefighters responded to a house fire in the Horowhenua town of Levin overnight. Crews were called to the single-storey property shortly after midnight where fire was found in the property's ceiling cavity. Nobody was injured in the blaze, but the property sustained extensive damage. The fire was extinguished shortly before 3am, and fire investigators will be working to determine a cause from this morning. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
10-05-2025
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Firefighters battlefires in Auckland scrapyard and Levin house
Crews responded to two separate fires this morning. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Firefighters continue to respond to a fire at a scrap yard in the Auckland suburb of East Tamaki. Crews have been battling the East Tamaki Road blaze since just after 6am, when they were called to the yard and found multiple cars on fire. A local resident told RNZ they heard loud blasts and popping noises at about 5am before they spotted smoke. The fire was contained about 7.30am, and Fire and Emergency scaled back its response. Currently there were three crews and a fire investigator on the scene. Elsewhere, firefighters responded to a house fire in the Horowhenua town of Levin overnight. Crews were called to the single-storey property shortly after midnight where fire was found in the property's ceiling cavity. Nobody was injured in the blaze, but the property sustained extensive damage. The fire was extinguished shortly before 3am, and fire investigators will be working to determine a cause from this morning. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
