An AAP report says that more than 170 air passengers have been flown to Australia from New Zealand on a rival airline after a mechanical problem on their Argentine Airbus.
The Aerolineus Argentinas Airbus A340 was about 30 minutes out of Auckland on a flight to Sydney on Sunday when it developed a mechanical problem, possibly in a wing flap.
The aircraft returned to Auckland and the 170 passengers were flown to Sydney on Air New Zealand flights.
Details of the mechanical problem were unclear.
Report by The Mole from AAP
