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Old 6th Jul 2016, 00:50
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Air Vanuatu hold
I am curious... I am watching Air Vanuatu (flight NF50) holding over Great Barrier Island for over an hour and a half - does anybody know what the reason for such a long hold?
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He's one of a few who have been holding - waiting for the fog to clear.
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Aye, he is off to ChCh - after 2 hours holding...
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More fuel son…..now what was the question?

Zay is called fuel tank no? Not air tanks eh!
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As I said - just curious. Never seen 2 hours hold
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do you... do you spend a lot of time watching planes in holding patterns?
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Nope. That was pretty much the first one
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