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The question as to the source of cash for the Queenstown Airport Corporation’s purchase of Lot 6 remains a mystery. The land near the main runway changed hands legally last November following...
“The worst year in the history of aviation” is how the International Air Transport Association (IATA) describes 2020. The global airline-industry body expects carriers’ revenues to fall by half and debt...
An unseemly tussle is underway between a QLDC Councillor, the council itself and their airport impact study consultants Martin Jenkins (MJ). The council paid MJ over $200,000 for the controversial study...
The Managing Director of the company planning to introduce shuttle flights between Wanaka and Christchurch says Mayor Jim Boult is blocking the service. Andrew Crawford (pictured) of Sounds Air told Crux...
On Wednesday, Wanaka Stakeholders Group Inc. held it’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting was attended by core members and chairs of local residents associations. An annual report from WSG Chairman Michael...
Regional airline Sounds Air has an aircraft on “standby” and could have a new Christchurch to Wanaka route off the ground in six weeks if there’s appetite. Sounds Air, which regularly flies customers...
A scheduled air service between Wanaka and Christchurch could be up and running within six weeks, if there is enough support. Managing director of Sounds Air Andrew Crawford said today he...
Lobby groups opposed to airport expansion have weighed in on the MartinJenkins report to the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). The Wellington consultants’ 236-page report was released on Tuesday (June 16)....
The Queenstown Lakes District Council this week released a 236 page report from Wellington consultants MartinJenkins, purporting to “objectively capture the likely effects of future airport development” in our district. On...
The Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) is vowing to continue its fight to restrict growth of Wanaka Airport. Chairman Michael Ross said yesterday the Queenstown Airport Corporation’s (QAC) preferred scenario of expanding...