Auckland Airport has announced a partnership with TripIt® from Concur®, the world’s highest-rated travel-organising app. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-2-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Based in San Francisco, TripIt has more than 11 million registered users across the world. TripIt is the world’s easiest way to organise and share travel plans, regardless of where the travel… Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-2-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has today announced that LS Travel Retail Pacific and Aer Rianta International will be the two duty-free operators at Auckland Airport from 1 July 2015. Richard Barker, Auckland Airport’s general manager of retail and commercial, says, “Auckland Airport has completed its international tender process and,… Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-1-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has today launched a major upgrade to its marine rescue fleet to ensure survival equipment can be deployed on the Manukau Harbour in the event of an emergency. The new additions to the fleet are: a Griffon 2000TD hovercraft a 12 metre Q-West catamaran… Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2014-12-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Air New Zealand has announced today that it will begin flying direct to South America in December 2015 for the first time in the airline’s history. The year-round Air New Zealand service will see a Boeing 777-200 aircraft operate three return flights per week between Auckland… Read the full news article
CEVA Logistics has announced plans to nearly double the size of its existing facility at Auckland Airport’s business district. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2014-11-27 — /Travel PR News/ — The global freight management company is expanding its warehouse from 7,700m² to 14,600m² only two years after relocating to purpose built premises at Auckland Airport’s business district…. Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2014-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport is expanding its international duty free shopping experience with the addition of a range of covetable local and international brands. The newly opened fashion and beauty stores in the airport’s international departure area are: Iconic Kiwi handbag brand SABEN – the first of many… Read the full news article
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 2014-11-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has welcomed the announcement that China Southern Airlines will increase capacity on its Auckland to Guangzhou route. The announcement will see China Southern Airlines replace the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its night flight from Auckland to Guangzhou between January… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-9-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has welcomed the announcement by Air New Zealand that it will increase the capacity on its Auckland to Los Angeles and Auckland to Vancouver routes. The announcement will see Air New Zealand introduce an additional three flights per week on its Auckland to Los Angeles… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-9-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has welcomed the announcement by Air New Zealand that it will increase its Fijian route capacity next year in response to growing demand. The airline announced that it will be flying a daily wide-body 777 service from May to October 2015. Charles Spillane, Auckland Airport’s… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-9-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has announced that its Board has unanimously nominated Christine Spring to stand for election as an independent non-executive director at its 2014 annual meeting. Sir Henry van der Heyden, Auckland Airport’s chair, says the nomination is a result of an extensive domestic and international search…. Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-8-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport announced today that it has leased a whole floor in its Quad 5 office building to Meridian Energy. Meridian Energy will be moving its Auckland sales team to the airport at the end of the year. The Quad 5 office building was built by Auckland Airport… Read the full news article
Auckland Airport has today announced its annual results for the financial year to 30 June 2014. Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-8-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Total profit after tax was up 21.3% to $215.9 million, while underlying profit after tax increased by 10.5% to $169.9 million. The final dividend paid to shareholders for the year increases by… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-8-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has welcomed the announcement that Singapore Airlines is to introduce an A380 aircraft on its daily service to Auckland during the peak New Zealand summer period. The first Singapore Airlines A380 flight will arrive in Auckland on 28 October 2014. Charles Spillane, Auckland Airport’s acting general… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-7-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has announced the winners of its 2014 Airline of the Year Award and 2014 Aeronautical Service Provider Award. Judy Nicholl, general manager aeronautical operations, says the annual awards recognise excellence by the service providers and airlines at Auckland Airport. “The Aeronautical Service Provider Award recognises the… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Auckland Airport has estimated that the 2014 Chinese New Year holiday period has contributed $117 million to the New Zealand economy. Glenn Wedlock, Auckland Airport’s general manager aeronautical commercial, says the Chinese New Year holiday period, which ran from 31 January to 14 February, was once again a… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-1-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Auckland Airport has announced the appointment of Mark Thomson to the company’s Leadership Team. Adrian Littlewood, Auckland Airport’s chief executive, says, “Mark’s appointment follows an extensive domestic and international search, and completes the restructure and recruitment of Auckland Airport’s senior management team.” “Mark will lead the property team and be… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-1-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Auckland Airport welcomes proposed alliance which will deliver capacity growth and new daily A380 service. – Additional 100,000 seats on Auckland-Singapore route in first year – Fourth A380 aircraft for Auckland Airport Auckland Airport has welcomed today’s announcement of a proposed alliance between Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines and the… Read the full news article
For the second year in a row, students from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) have been offered internship placements at Auckland Airport. Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — The internship programme, facilitated by Auckland Airport and MIT, was inspired by Auckland Council’s Southern Initiative and initially piloted in December 2012. The pilot programme proved such a… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Auckland Airport has been recognised for excellence in corporate governance in the Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Award ceremony in Auckland on 28 November. The Chair of the board of directors of Auckland Airport, Sir Henry van der Heyden, said, “The board is delighted to have been recognised for excellence in… Read the full news article
Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-10-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Sachie’s Kitchen, which provide state-of-the-art authentic Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and Indian cooking classes, was the overall winner, with Xtreme Destinations Ltd and The Rock Adventure Cruise following in joint second place. Organised by Auckland Airport, the competition provides a fund of $200,000 worth of marketing support and business development assistance… Read the full news article
The announcement of the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) has seen Auckland Airport feature in the index for the second year in a row. 2013-09-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Seen as the most reputable global index for the socially responsible investor, the DJSI World saw only three NZX50 companies make the 2013 index, with Auckland… Read the full news article
Auckland Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by Jetstar that it will start a new thrice-weekly direct service between Auckland and Adelaide. 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — The new service, which will commence on 16 December 2013, will be operated by an Airbus A320 and will see Adelaide join Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast to become the fourth… Read the full news article
Drug detector dogs at airports around the country will soon be trained to also sniff out large amounts of currency as part of a new method of targeting the proceeds of crime. 2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — A recent trial of two of the detector dogs at Auckland Airport resulted in the seizure of more than $350,000… Read the full news article
It’s easy to find out exactly what’s going on at The District at Auckland Airport – just head to Facebook. 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — At The District, the airport is creating New Zealand’s best business location by making it more than just a place to work or catch a plane. The area boasts attractions such as Butterfly… Read the full news article
Anyone who caught a glimpse of a group of firefighters racing each other down Coronet Peak in their firefighting gear last month might have thought they were just having a bit of fun … and that they were maybe a little crazy. But it was all for a good cause. 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — The firefighters… Read the full news article
2013-07-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — The perfect pocket companion to help passengers travel through the airport, the Auckland Airport App contains useful tools and information. Available now for free on the Apple App Store, the official Auckland Airport iPhone App has been created to provide the most important and relevant travel information to passengers and airport visitors…. Read the full news article
2013-07-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Auckland Airport welcomes the announcement from Wellington Airport that it will review its charges in consultation with its airline customers. Wellington Airport’s decision follows a report on its pricing from the New Zealand Commerce Commission that its charges were too high. Adrian Littlewood, Auckland Airport’s Chief Executive says, “It’s great to see… Read the full news article
2013-07-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Judy Nicholl, General Manager Aeronautical Operations, says the annual awards recognise excellence by the service providers and airlines at Auckland Airport. “The Aeronautical Service Provider Award recognises the achievements of border and government agencies and ground handlers, all of whom play a critical role in the passenger experience and operational success of… Read the full news article
2013-07-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Strong demand for Malaysia Airlines’ services sees the airline confirm seasonal service daily flights on the Kuala Lumpur – Auckland route in the upcoming peak season. Auckland Airport has welcomed the announcement from Malaysia Airlines that due to strong demand for their services, they are increasing the number of flights from six… Read the full news article
2013-07-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — Students from four local high schools visited Auckland Airport in June to find out exactly how they could gain particular roles within the Airport, including what skills, experience and qualifications they would need to get any of those jobs. On June 12, a group of 32 students from Aorere College, De La… Read the full news article