Airline passengers endured a 13-hour flight to nowhere after their plane to New Zealand was forced to turn back mid-flight Seems dumb to me. I'm almost certain I'd rather have diverted to Christchurch and then have had the opportunity to figure it out from there. Auckland International Airport shut its domestic and international terminals on Friday after heavy rain caused widespread chaos and triggered a local state of emergency. The article mentions two flights that returned home, Emirates to Dubai and AA to DFW. Certainly there were more. And it states that ANZ diverted to Christchurch. Lordy, if I'm headed to NZ, please, divert me to Cc instead of turning me around back to Houston. What's your vote?
