Wellington: An aircraft of Air New Zealand was forced to return to Auckland halfway to Shanghai.
DPA said that China refused to allow the aircraft land because there is no permission from the Chinese authorities.
DPA added that that the aircraft returned to Auckland about five hours after taking off and did not have permission from the Chinese authorities to land.
The plane, which has not yet been confirmed, returned to Auckland about five hours after it took off and that it did not have permission from the Chinese authorities to land.