18th June 2020 Airports / DataThe shift to Covid-19 alert level 2 in May helped drive Auckland Airport domestic passenger movements that month to almost double that recorded in April.
17th June 2020 Airports / ReportIt will take Queenstown Airport at least five years to return to pre-Covid activity levels.
17th June 2020 Airports / HospitalityWhanganui District Council reviewed the operation of the South Beach Café at the airport and decided not to reopen the facility after it was closed by Covid-19 restrictions.
15th June 2020 Airports / EVAuckland Transport’s new bus route using electric buses operated by Go Bus will be launched in the first half of 2021.
3rd June 2020 Airports / RecoveryWellington Airport has downsized its operations due to Covid-19 but hopes to regain 85% of its business by 2022.
25th May 2020 Airports / Auckland AirportAuckland Airport has started work on its runway to make way for a $26m project to replace pavement in the main touchdown zone.
22nd May 2020 Airports / DataAuckland Airport total passenger volumes in April showed a 97.5% drop, as Covid-19 saw air travel fall dramatically.
20th May 2020 Airports / AirwaysAirways has confirmed it is to withdraw air traffic services at seven New Zealand airports, citing a dramatic loss in flight numbers caused by Covid-19.
15th May 2020 AirportsGisborne Airport will open its doors and welcome back flights from Monday starting with Air New Zealand on 18 May followed by Sunair later in the month.
14th May 2020 Air NZ / AirportsFlights to and from Marlborough Airport will resume as New Zealand moves into alert level 2, says Marlborough District Council.
12th May 2020 AirportsAuckland Airport has brought forward planned runway pavement replacement work with construction beginning on the $26m project in two weeks.
6th May 2020 Airlines / AirportsEmirates SkyCargo will be launching four weekly cargo services to New Zealand from 3 May to help connect businesses in the country to key trading partners across the globe.
30th April 2020 Airports / CorporateThe successful issue follows a $1bn raise earlier this month.
29th April 2020 Airports / RentalThe Rental Vehicle Association says airports have an underlying moral obligation to moderate terms and conditions of contracts at a time of little or no income.
24th April 2020 Airports / EmploymentAuckland Airport has started consultation with permanent staff about reducing numbers following the release of 105 fixed term and independent contractors.
24th April 2020 AirportsWellington Airport has won the support of shareholders Wellington City Council and Infratil to underwrite proposed future equity funding as it continues in negotiations with its existing lenders.
22nd April 2020 Airports / DataThe number of passengers travelling through Queenstown Airport’s terminal decreased by 36.6% to 134,960 compared with March 2019.
22nd April 2020 Airports / Auckland AirportPlanning for the pavement replacement works in the touchdown zone at the eastern end of Auckland Airport’s runway has nearly been completed for construction.
21st April 2020 AirportsHawke’s Bay Airport will remain operational despite its traffic control tower closing.
21st April 2020 AirportsQueenstown Lakes District councillors will meet to discuss the proposed statement of intent from Queenstown Airport Corporation on Thursday 23 April.
17th April 2020 Airports / DataAuckland Airport saw total passenger volumes drop by 8.6% to 1.6 million in February 2020
16th April 2020 AirportsOver the past week Christchurch International Airport has farewelled numerous foreign nationals returning home on different airlines.
15th April 2020 Airlines / AirportsKiwis returning on a repatriation flight from South America were welcomed by airport operational staff this morning.
14th April 2020 Airports / PoliceAt least 270 Avsec staff will help free up uniformed police officers to focus on other frontline duties.
8th April 2020 Airports / CorporateAuckland International Airport has successfully completed its placement of $1bn worth of shares.
6th April 2020 Airports / CorporateAuckland International Airport says it will raise up to $1.2bn to ensure it remains well capitalised during the Covid-19 lockdown and prepared for recovery.
3rd April 2020 Airports / Covid-19The extraordinary growth in passengers to Queenstown Airport has come to a shuddering halt as Air New Zealand cut the resort from its lockdown domestic timetable.
2nd April 2020 Airports / Covid-19Twenty-one New Zealand airports will remain open during alert level 4 as ‘lifeline utilities’ under the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act, says the New Zealand Airports Association.
25th March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Airports are on “credit watch with negative implications” by S&P Global Ratings but the ratings service remains optimistic about recovery post-Covid-19.
23rd March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Auckland Airport has introduced temporary passport checks at the doors of the international terminal in order to help manage social distancing in public spaces.
20th March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Queenstown Airport will suspend all international services as of the end of March and will operate a reduced domestic capacity.
19th March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Auckland Airport is temporarily standing down airport volunteers following the outbreak of Covid-19 and a slump in passengers, down 44% on Monday compared with the same day last year for international travellers.
17th March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Auckland Airport has cancelled its interim dividend and the chief executive Adrian Littlewood has taken a 20% pay cut following the outbreak of Covid-19.
17th March 2020 Airports / Christchurch Airport / Covid-19Christchurch International Airport says Covid-19 will have material impacts on operations and short-term earnings, however it is too early to judge what this looks like.
16th March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Auckland Airport says it is working fast to support the new Covid-19 border restrictions introduced by the Government that came into effect at midnight Sunday.
12th March 2020 Airports / CorporateThe NZX has placed a trading halt on Auckland International Airport Limited’s ordinary shares.
12th March 2020 Airlines / AirportsWith coronavirus prompting airlines to cancel flights, airlines risk losing their slots.
10th March 2020 Airlines / AirportsAuckland Airport is supporting international calls to relax airport slot rules to help airlines protect their businesses during the coronavirus outbreak.
5th March 2020 Airports / AwardsFormer Whanganui airport manager Allan MacGibbon is up for one of three special awards at Universal College of Learning Whanganui’s March 19 graduation ceremony.
4th March 2020 Airports / Covid-19Kiwis are starting to curtail travel as fears of Covid-19 spread.
2nd March 2020 Airports / CorporateThe late opening of a Novotel hotel and higher operating expenses, insurance and rates reduced Christchurch International Airport Limited’s profit for the six months ending December 2019.
27th February 2020 Airports / TechAfter a two-year hiatus, NASA is to return to Wanaka Airport in mid-April to launch its super pressure balloon.
26th February 2020 AirportsNZ Airports chief executive Kevin Ward says escalating government charges and levies at the border make New Zealand less competitive as a destination.
24th February 2020 Airports / CorporateQueenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has delivered a firm bottom line profit after expenses and tax of $10.8m, up by $2.5m (30%) compared with the same previous corresponding period.
21st February 2020 Airports / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council has launched online feedback on the future of airports in the region.
20th February 2020 Airports / CorporateA new domestic jet hub and a $350m+ arrivals area at the international terminal have been unveiled.
20th February 2020 AirportsUnusually hot and dry weather contributed to two faults in the past month that closed Auckland Airport’s runway causing disruption.
20th February 2020 Airports / DataAuckland Airport passenger numbers were down 1.3% in December 2019.
17th February 2020 Airports / TechWellington Airport can now access real-time data about runway conditions after installing sensors to monitor runway surface conditions.
13th February 2020 AirportsThe public engagement phase of the Wanaka Airport impact assessment gets underway next week, with MartinJenkins seeking community views on options.
