Luggage X-ray malfunction causes flight delays at Wellington Airport

Some flights have been delayed at Wellington Airport because of an issue with the luggage X-ray system.
Some flights have been delayed at Wellington Airport because of an issue with the luggage X-ray system. Photo credit: File image. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

A malfunction in a luggage X-ray system at Wellington Airport has caused delays and queues.

On Wednesday morning, an airport spokesperson said the system had been down for nearly 24 hours.

It had delayed three flights on Tuesday and another on Wednesday morning, with contingency plans in place but more time taken to process passengers, he said.

In the afternoon, the airport said a part to fix the system arrived and technicians had the system running again by lunchtime.

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