19th January 2024 Airports / CAAInternational travellers flying out of Auckland can leave liquids and laptops in their carry-on bags from Monday, 22 January.
19th January 2024 Airports / BiosecurityBiosecurity New Zealand is thanking international arrivals over the peak Christmas period for helping to protect the country’s $57bn primary sector export industry
19th January 2024 Airports / NZTDAbout 1 in 5 arrivals in New Zealand in November 2023 used the new digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration arrival card.
30th November 2023 Airports / DoppelmayrCable cars at airports could be a way of improving transport links in cities such as Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown, according to Doppelmayr.
27th November 2023 Airports / TransportGreater Wellington Regional Council is encouraging new members of Parliament to use public transport between the airport and the Beehive.
24th November 2023 Airports / AviationAssessments are underway to determine the feasibility of a new district airport at Ruatangata, Northland.
17th October 2023 Airports / AwardsTaupō, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne airports have been recognised at the New Zealand Airports Awards 2023.
9th October 2023 Airports / QACQueenstown Airport is fully open and flights operating as normal following a backlog of flights caused by the terminal’s shutdown on Friday.
6th October 2023 Airports / FundingKaitāia Airport will receive $5.4m in government funding for maintenance and upgrade works.
22nd September 2023 Airports / BiosecurityBiosecurity New Zealand is deploying 20 additional staff at Auckland Airport during the coming school holiday period to increase capacity and speed up border processing.
23rd August 2023 AirportsMarlborough Airport will open a new car park next month with space for 290 vehicles and better room for rental car operators.
2nd August 2023 Air NZ / AirportsAir New Zealand is looking for airports around the country to support the airline’s low-emission test flights.
23rd February 2023 AIAL / AirportsThe operator reports a net underlying profit of $67.9m, up from an $11.5m loss for the previous corresponding period.
22nd February 2023 AirportsMarlborough Airport has started work on a new car park extension that will provide an additional 290 car parks to cover capacity for the next 15 years.
16th February 2023 Airports / WeatherHawke’s Bay Airport is urging all incoming travellers to arrange local ground travel before they fly while phone, power and internet outages continue to affect the region.
23rd September 2022 Airports / QACQueenstown Airport has reported strong passenger volumes over winter, helped by the removal of border restriction and school holidays in New Zealand and Australia.
22nd September 2022 Airports / AwardsJudges at the 2022 NZ Airports Awards have reflected on the strong theme of culture-building on show by nominees and winners at the event this year.
22nd September 2022 AirportsMarlborough Airport has introduced ticketless parking for all vehicles.
14th September 2022 AIAL / AirportsTotal passenger volumes at Auckland Airport in August 2022 reached 1.12 million, or 68% of what it was during pre-Covid August 2018.
6th September 2022 Airports / AwardsThe New Zealand Airports Association has selected New Plymouth Airport as the winner of two design and excellence awards.
15th August 2022 AIAL / AirportsStrong trans-Tasman demand and the school holidays helped drive July passenger numbers.
28th July 2022 AIAL / AirportsAuckland Airport’s Strata Lounge is reopening to passengers after two years of closure.
23rd May 2022 Airports / QantasQantas is resuming its Wellington and Queenstown services, with the first flights landing in the country this afternoon.
6th May 2022 Airlines / AirportsAir Tahiti Nui has resumed flights to and from Auckland, opening up direct connections between Tahiti and New Zealand.
22nd March 2022 Airports / PeopleRob Stratford returns to New Zealand after more than 20 years in senior executive roles in Australia.
24th February 2022 Airports / ComComThe Commerce Commission is reviewing the rules and processes that underpin its regulation of specified airport services.
15th December 2021 Airports / CIALChristchurch Airport is offering therapy dogs to travellers as it gears up for the influx of Aucklanders and the busy summer period.
14th December 2021 Air NZ / AirportsAir New Zealand says more than 12,000 customers are booked to travel in and out of Auckland across 170 flights tomorrow.
22nd September 2021 AirportsNelson City Council is seeking public feedback on the city’s airport and its noise.
14th September 2021 AirportsAuckland Airport’s bus services are swinging in behind the city’s vaccination drive.
10th September 2021 Airports / EventsThe annual New Zealand Airports Hui will not be held as planned in 2021 as the Delta outbreak continues to upset the events calendar.
31st August 2021 Airports / QACThere are no scheduled commercial services or general aviation activities at Queenstown or Wānaka airports at Covid-19 alert level 3.
23rd August 2021 Airports / Covid-19Domestic terminals at Auckland and Wellington have been added as locations of interest in the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
23rd August 2021 Airports / Covid-19New Zealand’s largest drive-through vaccination centre opened yesterday at the Park and Ride at Auckland Airport in south Auckland.
19th August 2021 AirportsAdditional flights are operating out of Queenstown today for New Zealanders to return home.
16th August 2021 Airports / WIALThe number of passengers going through Wellington Airport is expected to reach pre-Covid levels, says the operator.
10th August 2021 Airports / OriginairHawke’s Bay Tourism’s chief executive welcomed Monday’s announcement that Originair would start routes between the region and Nelson, Palmerston North and Hamilton.
10th August 2021 Air NZ / AirportsAir New Zealand has opened a new regional lounge at Napier Airport.
12th July 2021 AirportsThe result follows a review of air traffic services provided at seven regional airports with reduced traffic volumes.
7th July 2021 Air NZ / AirportsQueenstown is the number one destination, says Air New Zealand.
25th June 2021 AirportsKāpiti Coast Airport has not recovered from Air New Zealand’s withdrawal in 2018 and was now losing about $1.2m a year, says Kāpiti Coast Airport chief executive Chris Simpson.
24th June 2021 Airports / ArtArt and music events proving popular among out-of-towners.
15th June 2021 Airports / PortsNelson Airport has appointed a new chief executive with port experience as the local councils move to merge the region’s major air and sea port operations.
20th May 2021 Airports / QACHealthy numbers compared to flatline in 2020, but 35% down on same month in 2019.
17th May 2021 Airports / WIALWellington International Airport Limited has reported a $35.72m loss for the 12 months to March 2021, down 223.6% from the previous period.
13th May 2021 AirportsKapiti Coast Airport has hit back at the campaign to keep the airport open publicly lambasting the local business chamber.
13th May 2021 Airports / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council will not appeal the High Court decision that ruled Wānaka Airport’s 100-year lease unlawful.
30th April 2021 Airports / ComComThe Commerce Commission is seeking submissions from the airports about consumer expectations around decarbonization and alternate fuel use.
19th April 2021 Airports / BordersWarm welcomes are readied as operators gear up for the return of Australian arrivals.
12th March 2021 AirportsThree Queenstown Lakes District councillors have come out against the proposed airport developments at Wānaka at Tarras.
