Air
New Zealand Cancels Dozens Of Flights Due To Engine Issue, Affecting Thousands
Of Aussies
Air New Zealand has cancelled dozens of flights in and out of Australia because
of safety checks to Rolls-Royce engines on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet.
The carrier says 14,000 passengers will be affected by the suspension of its
twice-weekly seasonal Christchurch-Perth service and cancellation of services
including several Auckland-Sydney trips in December and January.
Rolls-Royce requires operators of its Trent 1000 TEN model engines, including
Air New Zealand, to carry out additional maintenance due to an issue with their
blades.
The airline, which does not have replacement engines available, said further
schedule changes may yet be necessary.
"Getting customers to their destinations is our top priority. We're doing
all we can to minimise disruption, but unfortunately we need to make a limited
number of cancellations and changes to some flights over summer," Air New
Zealand said in a statement on Monday.
"Most of these changes are contained to our Perth flights and we estimate
around 14,000 customers will be impacted by cancellations. Flights within New
Zealand will not be affected.
"We are deeply disappointed to be in this position again, but safety is
paramount and non-negotiable."
Air New Zealand will contact customers who have booked flights on affected
routes and said their travel alerts section of their website will be updated
with the latest schedule information.
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