6 Oct 2023

Bomb threat causes havoc at Queenstown Airport

From Midday Report, 12:40 pm on 6 October 2023

Flights are cancelled, passengers are stranded and workers are standing in the rain outside Queenstown Airport as authorities deal with a bomb threat.

Police say the terminal was cleared as a safety precaution shortly after half-past eight this morning when they received reports of what looked like explosive device.

People have been told to avoid Queenstown Airport until further notice.

RNZ's Southland-Otago reporter Tess Brunton is in Queenstown