Persistent fog conditions affected flight operations at Christchurch 26 May with multiple flight cancellations and diversions. Notably Singapore Airlines daily Boeing 777-200 service from Singapore to the Garden City made one approach and diverted to RNZAF Base Ohakea. 9V-SVI, operating as SQ297, arrived at the Manawatu "bolt hole" a little after 1000 and spent a couple of hours on the ground uplifting fuel and awaiting an improvement in the Christchurch weather where it finally returned to around 1345.
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| File photos - 9V-SVC made an unexpected visit to Ohakea back on 29 April 2016 under the circumstances. |
