The Chinese embassy says it was blindsided by the Morrison government's decision to close its borders as it pushes for compensation for travellers.
A second Qantas flight could be dispatched to Wuhan to pick up Australians still stranded in the coronavirus outbreak.
Australia will send dozens of residents trapped in China by the coronavirus epidemic to New Zealand after co-ordinating an evacuation with the Kiwi government.
The airline has blamed global issues with Boeing's Rolls-Royce engines for cancelling dozens of flights into and out of Australia.
New Zealand's national airline has had some fun at the expense of Ireland rugby fans ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Air New Zealand has appointed the head of retail giant Walmart's American business to replace Christopher Luxon in running the airline.
Christopher Luxton will leave in September and raised the prospect he will enter politics.
More and more travellers are feeling guilty about boarding an aircraft knowing the environmental cost. And airlines want to put a stop to it.
An Air NZ plane has had to return to Auckland after being struck by lightning while en route to Tahiti.
Air New Zealand has downgraded network growth targets and delayed the delivery of new aircraft following a two-month review prompted by its reduced earnings guidance.
Meke Fifita made the"threatening comment"while the Air New Zealand A320,which was bound for Sydney,was taxiing to the runway.