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Air New Zealand Emergency Landing at Wellington


Pictured: An Air New Zealand Boeing 737
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Contact Photographer Jonathan Rankin

What: Air New Zealand Boeing 737 en route from Auckland to Christchurch
Where: Wellington
When: Wednesday Sep 02, 2009
Who: 95 passengers
Why: Ten minutes after takeoff, smoke was streaming from the plane’s right engine, and the cabin filled with the smell of burning rubber. The plane diverted to Wellington where it landed safely, and passengers debarked.

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