In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-Class Frigate Hengyang Travels Travels in the Torace Strait of Australia, on 11 February, 2025.
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Melbourne, Australia-Australia on Friday warned the airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to be potentially a live-fires in the Tasman Sea to be careful of Chinese warships, causing several flights to bend. Gaya and questioned whether China has given enough notice or not. Danger
Officials said Regulator Air Service Australia warned commercial pilots of potential threats among countries as three Chinese warships practice away from the Australian east coast.
News media reported that three flights of Sydney for Cristchurch and New Zealand cities in Queenstown were in the air, before they first warned a Live-Fire practice by a Chinese warship on their way.
Warships – Friget Hengyang, Cruiser Zuni and a reproduction vessel Veshanu – are using the freedom of navigation in international water of Australian Eastern Coast, which as Anger Beijing when used by the Australian Army in the disputed South China Sea. Is.
China had given notice that the warship probably set fire to surviving weapons during an exercise, Prime Minister Anthony Albani said.
During a regular Chinese Foreign Ministry briefing on Friday, spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the Chinese army had organized its fleet to operate the high sea practice. “The compliance with relevant international law and international practice was drilled in a safe, standard and professional manner in compliance with relevant international law and international practice.
The Australian Defense Officer was uncertain whether there was a live fire of arms. The risk had passed since then Albanis said.
Albanis, citing information from his Defense Ministry, told reporters, “There was no adjacent risk of any Australian property or a danger for New Zealand property.”
New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins agreed in a statement that there was no running threat to his country.
New Zealand “was aware of the notification of a potential live firing activity,” he said, but there was no confirmation that a weapon was fired. He said that New Zealand was working closely with Australia to gather information about Friday’s events.
New Zealand’s aviation regulator did not issue a warning. According to a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority said it was “aware” about the Australian advice. The authority did not explain its decision.
Australian External Affairs Minister Penny Wong said that when she meets her Chinese counterpart Wang Ji in a G20 ministers’ meeting in South Africa, she will discuss the disruption of air service.
Wong told the Australian broadcasting corp Is at the level of. ” From Johannesburg.
Flight monitoring websites revealed that several flights had avoided an area between Australia and New Zealand.
The country’s national carrier Air New Zealand said in a statement, “Due to no impact on our operation, the flight path was revised as needed to avoid the area.”
Virgin Australia said that these airservices were following Australia’s instructions, but did not explain whether its New Zealand services were diverted.
Nine network television reported that the flying from Sydney to Sydney from Sydney to New Zealand flying flying its courses, one of the warships broadcast a warship warning of a adjacent live-fare practice.
Qantas and Emirates did not immediately respond to the remarks requests.
Australian and New Zealand military ships and P -8 Posidon monitoring aircraft have monitored Chinese warships since days.
Chinese warships have so far considered the performance of the increasing size and abilities of the Chinese Navy in a deployment to the south.
Captain Steve Cornel, vice -president of the Australian and International Pilot Association, who represents the Kantas pilots, was important for Chinese to conduct their practice.
“While Chinese warships in this part of the world were unusual, pilots often have to struggle with obstacles for safe navigation, whether it is through military exercises such as this or other events such as rocket launch, space debris or volcano The explosion, “Cornell said.
He said, “This is being said, it is a major part of the sea and you think they can park far less uncomfortable, while they flex their muscles,” he said.
Chinese practice was legal and in international water outside the exclusive economic field of Australia, Albanis said.
