The flight was rescheduled for Saturday and was due to land in Auckland after the airport reopened for international flights.
to our international terminal and unfortunately determined that no international flights can operate today," the airport said in a statement on Saturday afternoon local time. "We know this is extremely frustrating but the safety of passengers is our top priority."On Saturday night local time, after domestic flights resumed, airport officials said that international flights would resume Sunday morning.
Emirates said in a statement to Business Insider, "We regret the inconvenience caused to customers. Emirates will continue to monitor the situation in Auckland and issue updates where required."Flight 448 was rescheduled for Saturday Dubai time and was due to arrive in Auckland Sunday afternoon local time.
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