NZ flight to China turns back

SYDNEY: An Air New Zealand flight to Shanghai turned back several hours into its journey yesterday after discovering it did not have permission to land in China, the airline said. Flight NZ289, carrying about 270 passengers, left Auckland before midnight on Saturday only to return about 10am yesterday . It turned around several hours into the flight. “A technicality meant the particular aircraft operating this service did not have Chinese regulatory authority to land in China,” the airline said.