Air New Zealand cancels NZ7 to Auckland and reschedules as NZ6077

Air New Zealand cancelled flight NZ7 to Auckland on 7 September citing a pilot’s illness and re‑scheduled the service as NZ6077, which departed San Francisco on 8 September.

Media reports said the pilot was not ill but that a dispute between two pilots escalated in the crew hotel in San Francisco; the incident was reported to the Civil Aviation Authority and Air New Zealand confirmed an investigation, stating no incident occurred aboard the aircraft.