Earlier this week, a passenger was injured on an Air New Zealand Boeing 787 flying between Denpasar and Auckland.
Information has surfaced following this incident, which we shall get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Air New Zealand NZ65 – Denpasar-Auckland…
Air New Zealand flight NZ65, of which a passenger was injured, is a routine scheduled flight between Denpasar and Auckland.
The aircraft involved in this incident is registered as ZK-NZE.
As per data from Planespotters.net, ZK-NZE is a 9.9 year old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was delivered to the airline in June 2014.
Furthermore, of the 787-9 variant, Air New Zealand has 14 of them.
Of that 14, 12 are in active service and the rest are parked.
Average fleet age for the variant at the airline stands at 7.9 years.
Air New Zealand flight NZ65 departed Denpasar at 1807 local time on April 16 and proceeded onwards to Auckland.
As per The Aviation Herald, the aircraft suffered turbulence when the passenger sign was turned off.
A passenger, who was in the restroom, got injured whilst this was happening.
It is understood that Air New Zealand flight NZ65 continued to Auckland and landed without further incident.
Injuries of the Passenger Noted…
The safety outlet reported the injuries involving the passenger on Air New Zealand flight NZ65 Denpasar-Auckland.
It is understood that the passenger had fractured their tibia and fibula of their left leg.
A doctor helped with treatment until the aircraft arrived safely into AKL.
ZK-NZE returned to commercial service the next morning, around six hours after arrival, as per RadarBox data.
It is unclear whether authorities will be investigating this incident or not.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
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