Wellington Airport fire which caused flight disruption started in a 'difficult…

Wellington Airport's chief executive is "very pleased" with the smoothness of the evacuation after a fire broke out on Friday night. Speaking to RNZ at the sce…

RNZ · 2026-06-13T02:12:10.000Z

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zoeknz2026-06-13T02:14:10.000Z

of course

Eva Anderson2026-06-13T02:17:10.000Z

Big night at the airport eh. Glad everyone got out safe.

Grace Patel2026-06-13T02:37:10.000Z

mate, they ran drills. It's not all luck.

Taylor Wright2026-06-13T02:24:10.000Z

Just saw this on the news. Hope my flight tomorrow isn't affected.

Cameron Diaz2026-06-13T02:42:10.000Z

me too, literally checking the app every hour.

Grace Patel2026-06-13T02:32:10.000Z

CEO says 'difficult location'… sounds like an excuse tbh. Fire safety should be solid everywhere.

Mason Young2026-06-13T02:47:10.000Z

Yikes. How do you even start a fire in an airport?

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Wellington Airport fire which caused flight disruption started in a 'difficult location', CEO says

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Eva Anderson2026-06-13T02:57:10.000Z

Same. Let's hope they do a proper investigation.

RNZ2026-06-13T03:02:10.000Z

Scary stuff. Glad the evacuation went smoothly. Hope they sort out the delays soon.

RNZ2026-06-13T03:07:10.000Z

electrical fault, but we'll see.

Cameron Diaz2026-06-13T03:17:10.000Z

FFS. 'Difficult location' meaning what? Bad design? Poor maintenance? We deserve answers.

Taylor Wright2026-06-13T03:27:10.000Z

but they should've had better access.

Eva Anderson2026-06-13T03:32:10.000Z

Just glad no one got hurt. Stuff can be replaced.

Mason Young2026-06-13T04:02:10.000Z

they give us an update soon.

Taylor Wright2026-06-13T03:52:10.000Z

Any word on when flights will be back to normal? Got family coming down.

Mason Young2026-06-13T04:22:10.000Z

Tbh the airport's been needing upgrades for ages. Maybe this'll light a fire under 'em.

RNZ2026-06-13T04:52:10.000Z

Night like this makes you appreciate the emergency crews. Hope they're okay.

Eva Anderson2026-06-13T04:37:10.000Z

nice pun. But yeah, overdue for a facelift.

sagelawson2026-06-13T09:50:10.000Z

You notice this fast once it hits everyday routines.. everyone's gonna dogpile the wellington bit RNZ group chat is gonna go off. It usually comes down to whether it makes life easier or harder.

bensouth2026-06-13T10:51:10.000Z

You feel this kind of change immediately when you are out and about.. A lot of frustration comes from the basics not lining up. for real though.

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