Emergency services attending incident at Wellington Airport

Emergency services were called to the Wellington Airport runway on Friday afternoon after an engine issue was detected on an Air New Zealand plane prior to takeoff. An Air New Zealand spokesperson said the aircraft's emergency warning light illuminated while flight NZ5353 from Wellington to Christchurch was taxiing to the runway. "As per our operating procedures, the captain closed down the engine and alerted emergency services to meet the aircraft," the spokesperson said. "Flight crew determined this was not an emergency situation. Customers disembarked the aircraft normally and were bussed back to the terminal as a precaution. Customers are being accommodated on alternative services.The aircraft will be taxied back to a stand and inspected by engineers."<br/>