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At least 2000 passengers per day at Auckland Airport will be affected after a fuel pipe line from a refinery in Northland was temporarily shut-down.

Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood said some 27 domestic and international flights were cancelled over the weekend, while others travelled via other airports to refuel.

Those affected from Monday morning would include international passengers on flights to Sydney and Melbourne and domestic travellers to most of the main centres.

On Sunday evening, Air New Zealand released a list of its flights that were expected to be cancelled by the fuel supply shortage.

This list was correct at 7.30am AEST on Monday. For the latest updates, including arrivals and departures times, please refer to Air New Zealand’s website or call the contact centre on 0800 737 000.

Flights that will be cancelled:

* NZ722 Melbourne to Auckland (Monday, September 18)

* NZ543 Auckland to Christchurch (Monday, September 18)

* NZ550 Christchurch to Auckland (Monday, September 18)

* NZ413 Auckland to Wellington (Monday, September 18)

* NZ420 Wellington to Auckland (Monday, September 18)

* NZ437 Auckland to Wellington (Monday, September 18)

* NZ444 Wellington to Auckland (Monday, September 18)

* NZ718 Sydney to Auckland (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ719 Auckland to Sydney (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ411 Auckland to Wellington (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ418 Wellington to Auckland (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ429 Auckland to Wellington (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ428 Wellington to Auckland (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ538 Christchurch to Auckland (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ543 Auckland to Christchurch (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ555 – Auckland to Christchurch (Tuesday, September 19)

* NZ566 – Christchurch to Auckland (Tuesday, September 19)

Flights that will stop in Nadi, Fiji, to refuel

* NZ5 – Los Angeles to Auckland (Saturday, September 16, local time)

* NZ6 – Auckland to Los Angeles (Sunday, September 17)

* NZ8 – Auckland to San Francisco (Sunday, September 17)

JETSTAR​

Jetstar directed customers flying in and out of Auckland to check the airline’s flight status page. Jetstar: 0800 800 995

According to Auckland Airport’s information, some Jetstar flights have been cancelled on Monday. Please check your flight details.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

A Virgin Australia spokeswoman said there were minimal disruptions to Virgin flights, and to check in with the flight status checker for specific information. Virgin: 0800 67 00 00

According to Auckland Airport’s information, some Virgin Australia flights have been cancelled on Monday. Please check your flight details.

​EMIRATES

There were no cancellations to Emirates flights. EK449, the daily non-stop flight from Auckland to Dubai, was routed via Christchurch to refuel on Sunday.

The flight was due to depart Auckland at 8.30pm, arrive in Christchurch at 10pm, then depart Christchurch at 11.30pm and arrive in Dubai at 7.50am on Monday(local time).

From Monday, EK449 will temporarily operate via Melbourne.

An Emirates spokesman said passengers will not be required to disembark during refuelling and that connecting flights will be rebooked as required. Emirates: 0508 364 728



This article first appeared at Stuff.co.nz. See the original article here.

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