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Total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport in August 2022 reached 1.12 million, or 68% of what it was during pre-Covid August 2018.

Auckland International Airport is encouraging arrivals to be patient while a major upgrade of the border processing area gets underway.

Melanie Dooney will join the airport in early November after finishing up as chief people officer for Te Whatu Ora’s Auckland district.

An Auckland connection between Qantas’ upcoming Sydney to New York service will begin in June 2023, including flights and an upgrade of the airline’s international lounge at Auckland Airport.

The airport operator says it expects underlying profit after tax next year of between $50m and $100m.

Strong trans-Tasman demand and the school holidays helped drive July passenger numbers.

Jobs, jobs, jobs at Auckland Airport’s Jobs Fair on Saturday, courtesy of TVNZ. 

More than 3,000 roles from 30 businesses will be offer at Saturday’s major recruitment drive.

Auckland Airport’s Strata Lounge is reopening to passengers after two years of closure.

Mānawa Bay has been selected as the name of the $200m premium outlet shopping centre near Auckland Airport.

The airport is holding a one-day hiring event to help around 30 organisations fill vacancies.

Auckland Airport’s network will include 22 airlines and 37 destinations by December 2022, returning to 72% of 2019 capacity.

Domestic air travel is approaching total recovery at Auckland Airport, while international demand continues to improve, but is still lagging on long-haul.

Auckland Airport is encouraging people to leave their cars at home and take alternative modes of transport when travelling during the July school holidays.

Some of the larger retailers at the airport’s terminals are struggling to staff up.

International passengers, excluding transits, reached 281,774, a 108.7% increase from May 2021.

A new mobility valet service has opened at Auckland Airport, providing an assisted parking service for Mobility Parking Permit holders.

Auckland Airport has made changes to its senior leadership team with the creation of new positions to lead the airport’s customer transformation and another to lead infrastructure strategy.

American Airlines will resume its daily non-stop Auckland – Dallas Fort services Worth between October and March.

International passengers through Auckland Airport, excluding transits increased 233.3% from April 2021.

Works start soon on the new centre, with changes coming for commercial and public pick-up and drop-off.

The country’s main gateway will re-open to visa waiver countries on Monday, allowing in visitors from 88% of its pre-Covid markets.

Auckland Airport chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui is one of the business leaders travelling with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to Asia this week.

Auckland Airport’s international terminal saw its busiest day since the pandemic started two years ago with around 10,000 travellers arriving and departing on Easter Friday.

International passengers through Auckland Airport, excluding transits, reached 110,056, a 330.1% increase from 25,590 from March 2021.

Auckland Airport is urging travellers to plan ahead for Easter and school holidays by making sure they understand any entry requirements for their international destination well ahead of their departure date, and prioritise certified pre-departure testing through community pharmacies and healthcare providers.

Auckland Airport has appointed former Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns as a new independent director.

The airline is currently the only direct commercial link between NZ and the South American continent.

Auckland Airport has launched a new assistance programme to make it easier for people with non-visible disabilities to travel through the airport.

Auckland Airport has broken ground on its new $200m retail development, which it says will be New Zealand’s ‘largest purpose-built fashion centre’.

Passenger volumes through Auckland Airport during the month of January dropped by 1.2% compared with January 2021 figures.

Overseas airlines have welcomed the easing of NZ’s borders, says Auckland Airport.

But its property business saw revenue up 16.6% to $54.8m on a portfolio now valued at $2.8bn.

Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 1.2% to 526,834 in January 2022, compared to the same month the previous year.

The operator says it is making plans to continue operations even with more than a quarter of staff unable to come to work.

Auckland Airport total passenger volumes decreased by 40% in December 2021, compared to the same month the previous year.

Auckland Airport will freeze aeronautical charges for the 2023 financial year in response to continued uncertainty in the aviation market.

Auckland Airport says total passenger volumes fell to 58,697 in November 2021, down 89.1% on the same month last year.

Domestic passengers flying into Auckland Airport from 15 December will be able to use a $160m new road system.

Auckland Airport total passenger numbers fell to 41,682 in October 2021, down 92.5% on the same month last year.

Six baggage handlers at Auckland Airport have been arrested for importing methamphetamine and conspiring to import methamphetamine.

After nine years in post, he becomes the ex-CEO of Auckland Airport today.

It’s not logical to force vaccinated NZers with negative tests into MIQ, says the airport’s departing CEO.

Auckland International Airport has successfully raised $150m from its issue of five-year, fixed-rate bonds after strong demand.

Auckland International Airport aims to raise $100m in an offer to New Zealand retail and institutional investors, with the offer opening today and closing 10 November.

Auckland Airport says all employees, non-passenger visitors, and contractors must be vaccinated before coming to the operator’s worksites.

Auckland International Airport Limited is hoping to raise more money through an offer of fixed rate bonds maturing in November 2026.

Auckland Airport says overseas activity points towards a strong rebound once travel restrictions ease.

As part of the larger project to upgrade State Highway 20B near Auckland Airport, mass transit bus lanes will shortly be completed at the George Bolt entrance to the facility, increasing the speed and frequency of access possible.

Auckland Airport has won two categories in the IDC 2021 Future Enterprise Awards for Australia and New Zealand.