Emergency response at Wellington Airport today

Today there was an emergency response at Wellington Airport, with a Mount Cook-operated ATR72 turning back from a flight to Christchurch. According to media reports [not that I put much stock in those], this was due to a chlorine smell in the cabin, which apparently resulting from bleach leaking from a bag in the cabin.

Anyway, here is a picture from across the other side of the airport.

The aircraft was one of Mount Cook's newest ATR72's, ZK-MVE, along with emergency vehicles from the airport, NZ Fire Service and an ambulance from Wellington Free Ambulance service.

ATR-GIE ATR72-212A, ZK-MVE, operated by Mount Cook Airline [Air NZ] with emergency vehicles

ATR72 under tow at Wellington

I was at the Aero Club on the weekend [no surprise there!],when I saw a Mount Cook Airline/ Air NZ operated ATR-GIE ATR72-600, ZK-MVF, being towed across to the western apron. The assumption is unplanned maintenance [as Air NZ doesn't have a maintenance base here].

Anyway, as you can see, they've laid on all the flash stuff with front and rear escort and a tug. Someone thought it was a bit rude of me to call it a golf cart... fair enough I suppose :-)

Anyway, here are the pictures.

ATR-GIE ATR72-600, ZK-MVF, operated by Mount Cook Airline/ Air NZ

ATR-GIE ATR72-600, ZK-MVF, operated by Mount Cook Airline/ Air NZ

ATR-GIE ATR72-600, ZK-MVF, operated by Mount Cook Airline/ Air NZ