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Electric plane arrives in Wellington

08:25 am on 1 November 2021

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Low emissions aviation has arrived - in Wellington at least.

The city's airport welcomes its first electric flight this morning.

It's a two-seat light aircraft, owned and flown by the Christchurch-based ElectricAir, and it will remain in the capital for a week for people to see what the future of air travel may look like.

Wellington Airport head of operations Matthew Palliser spoke to Corin Dann.