Christchurch shut down by fog
Christchurch Airport reopened just after midday yesterday after a morning of chaos brought on by the fog that ruined last night’s Super 14 final for spectators.
Airport spokeswoman Shirley Irving said aircraft finally started to land just after midday following a morning of inactivity.
A lot of flights had to be diverted.
Among the delayed flights was a Qantas flight to Queenstown and a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore that was due to land at 10.40 but only managed to touch down just after midday.
“The fog’s been quite bad but it has started to lift now which is really good,” she said.
“They’ve just started to check people in again after suspending check in for most of the morning.”
This was the second time this week for the airport and any rugby fans will know how bad it was as the Super 14 final on Saturday night was almost invisble when the long white shroud descended on the city.
Graham Muldoon
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025