Flight NZ-247 arrived from Wellington at about 5.40pm with tactical operations unit, paramedics and firefighters all called to the scene.
An Air New Zealand flight was grounded at Sydney Airport on Saturday evening, reportedly due to an unknown safety threat.
But within an hour, emergency services were all stood down and the airbus moved towards the terminal.Emergency services are being stood down after a flight from New Zealand was grounded at Sydney Airport. The flight, which was carrying 154 staff and passengers on board, was always scheduled to land in Sydney and there was no emergency landing situation.
After the plane was held on the tarmac, Air New Zealand confirmed they were aware of the possibility of a security threat."We are working with the local authorities and following standard protocols established for such incidents," Captain David Morgan, the airline's chief operational integrity and safety officer, said in a statement on Saturday night.: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, celebrity and sport via our WhatsApp channel.
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