Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

I started counting headlines about Air New Zealand two weeks ago after my flight from Nelson to Auckland was delayed by about an hour.    Then last Saturday my partners flight from Napier to Auckland was delayed after a bird strike. Neither delay was hugely consequential – just a little irritating.     But since then, there have been a number of press articles about issues with planes.    On the 30th of November, an Air NZ plane sat on the tarmac in Hong Kong for hours before being canned after a fuel fault and then crew sickness.    An Air NZ flight from Wellington to Sydney was diverted to Auckland on the 1st of December after engine problems.    And a flight from Gisborne to Auckland on the 2nd of December returned to Gisborne after engine problems. The plane landed safely after shutting down an engine shortly after departure.    Investigations are underway for both engine issues.    Anecdotally you don’t have to search too hard to find