Fire trucks and ambulances from across Auckland are on standby at the international airport after a pilot made a mayday call onboard a Qantas flight from Sydney.

The trans-Tasman flight QFA141 left Australia earlier this morning and landed around 11.47am at Auckland.

“A mayday call was issued by the pilot because of intermittent flashing of the cargo hold fire indicator,” a Qantas spokesperson said.

Around a dozen ambulances waiting at Auckland Airport after an inbound Qantas flight from Sydney sounded a mayday call.

The plane, a Boeing 737, has 156 passengers on board. No injuries have been reported.

A spokesperson from Fire and Emergency said the plane had landed. Sixteen fire trucks were responding to the incident after they were alerted at 11.05am.

Fire crews from Auckland International Airport Rescue, Mangere, Papatoetoe, Onehunga, Otara, Otahuhu, Manurewa, Ellerslie, Mount Roskill, Papakura are at the airport.

Around a dozen St John ambulances and support vehicles are also queued waiting with lights flashing on the edge of the tarmac.

A St John spokesman said they were notified at 10.46am and had multiple units on scene.

“We will provide further updates as and when they come to hand.”

A spokesperson from Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter said they were called by Rescue Coordination Centre to assist at Auckland Airport, where four of their helicopters were involved.

Moments after the aircraft landed the plane moved off the runway and taxied a short distance away where it has remained for time.

It has since moved to a spot far from the terminal with the rescue vehicles following.

A Qantas flight was surrounded by rescue vehicles when it landed at Auckland International Airport this morning.

Auckland Airport confirmed emergency services were on standby earlier this morning for an inbound aircraft that had reported issues.

“The aircraft has now landed safely,” said a spokesperson.

”The airfield is now returning to normal but there may be some slight delays for departing and arriving flights.“

A video posted online showed fire trucks following a support vehicle in the direction of the plane. Ambulances are also seen in the foreground of the video.

Onlookers sit against the glass at the arrivals gate, watching the incident unfold.

A worker at Auckland Airport described the scene inside the terminal as “chaotic”.