Auckland Airport – More flights less people
Auckland international aircraft movements rose 4.1 per cent to 41,819 last year, according to the airport’s December monthly traffic update, even as total international passengers, which includes transits and transfers, declined 1.9 per cent to 7.34 million.
“There’s been an increase in supply, trans-Tasman, from the likes of Jetstar, Pacific Blue and Emirates,” said communications adviser Richard Llewellyn. “This has translated into steady growth, trans-Tasman, and that’s why” there had been an increase in international flights, he said.
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