Flights have resumed at Dunedin International Airport after a
bird strike and bad weather combined to halt operations this
morning.
Wind and rain played havoc with the schedule, with only one
early flight leaving and incoming flights diverted to
Christchurch.
Six flights were cancelled.
Flights resumed late morning with the 10.45am flight from
Auckland landing at 11.05am.
Passengers are still experiencing delays this evening. For
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Airport manager John McCall said strong southeasterly winds
were not allowing water from this morning's heavy rain to
disperse from the runway, making it unsafe.
Earlier, the 6.50am Air New Zealand Dunedin to Wellington
flight was taking off when it struck a flock of seagulls, Mr
McCall said.
The take-off was aborted and the aircraft taxied safely back
to the terminal. No passengers were injured.
Mr MCall said there was no visible damage but flight
engineers would have to inspect the 737-300 before it could
be cleared to fly again.
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