A pair of Air New Zealand flights into the South were turned around yesterday, one experiencing severe turbulence and another being struck by lightning.
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People were reportedly vomiting on an Air NZ flight that encountered severe turbulence trying to land in Dunedin today, while a flight to Queenstown was turned back after a lightning strike.