C24 Saturday, February 4, 2012 THE PRESS, Christchurch BusinessDay businessday.co.nz

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❯❯ BRIEFING Christchurch,still quivering from earthquakes, looks westwards towardstheairport at times of stress, business or holiday escapes. A rebuild of CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY the airport’s domestic terminal is three quarters complete with the building taking on a modern, wide-open aspect. ALAN WOOD reports. NZX 50 3312.22 2.40 ▼ NZ Dollar US 83.08 0.26 ▼ Aust 77.73 0.05 ▲ Oil Airport $US 111.96 0.85 ▲ Fixed Interest 90-DAY RATE 2.77 NC build a boost While we haven’t got a lot of accommodation available at ‘ the present time, and we’ve TALK OF got some of our tourism THE TOWN for city activities out of action – as that accommodation comes Phone VoIP expects hristchurch Christchurch is here to stay back on stream and as those ultrafast International and there is much more to attractions come back on broadband boost. Airport is just such a move than what days away from Vandervis claims. stream it is not hard to migrate opening the International long-haul some of those people who are ❯❯ C20 next significant passengers would take a lot coming through back into the stage of its nearly $240 million longer to get to the C city again. integrated terminal project – airport – 30-40 minutes out of customers arriving on jets the centre of town. Jim Boult will soon get to see the smooth The consent issues to Sorting luggage: Christchurch International Airport has just installed a new $15 million conveyor baggage handling system for Christchurch International STAYING IN lines of a new arrivals space extend the airport to cope sorting luggage. Geoff Eban, general manager Terminal Development, watches it operate as Chris Neill loads luggage for Plane Biz. Airport chief executive and striking Kiwi artwork. with multiple international Photo:JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ GODZONE Quake delays aside, the flights are significant issues, airport – with 150 busy the chief The delegation leaves of accommodation available example] coming back to Dairy Holdings will contractors – is about 75 per executive says. Christchurch next Tuesday at the present time, and we’ve AirAsia X – we talked to them stay in New cent through the total rebuild, The total cost of and will spend 15 days visiting got some of our tourism solidly for two years.’’ Zealand ownership. with completion and an Christchurch’s terminal representatives from airlines activities out of action – as Given nearly $1 billion of official opening sometime development will be $237m, and tourism businesses in that accommodation comes assets in the airport, a shift to early next year. which includes a completed China, India, Singapore, Hong back on stream and as those Dunedin would mean ‘‘a very ❯❯ C22 Wednesday will see the multi-level carpark and a Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia attractions come back on big chunk of money’’ would domestic jet arrivals area separate lounge for and the Philippines. stream it is not hard to need to be found. start to be used. The space will passengers travelling on As well as being the airport migrate some of those people ‘‘I’m not sure the Dunedin open at 5am, ready for the turboprop aircraft, funded chief, Boult is chairman of the who are coming through back City Council for example first jet arrival at 7.30am. through the airport’s bank Christchurch and Canterbury into the city again,’’ Boult would be keen on that sort of Also behind the scenes is a facilities. Tourism partnership, which says. investment.’’ new $15 million state-of-the- Owners Christchurch City this year has a funding base of ‘‘But if tourism numbers Christchurch airport’s art, 750-metre-long baggage Holdings Ltd (75 per cent) and $1.5 million – given equal dwindle we’re going to start assets include a more than conveyor system, built by the Government (25 per cent) $500,000 contributions from from way behind the eight 3000 metre main runway, a Auckland-based Glidepath. will continue to watch returns Christchurch City Council, ball again when we have cross-wind runway of close to Airport chief executive from the investment closely. the Ministry of Economic accommodation and 2000 metres and the new Jim Boult says there is now To ensure the airport Development and the airport. attractions.’’ $237m terminal investment close to $1 billion invested in continues to attract The airport has also put in ❏❏❏ including the new baggage the hub, which should international services – $200,000 to $300,000 worth of handling system. The total sensibly be kept in particularly from Asia and free office space and IT The airport recently infrastructure took many Christchurch despite calls to India – Boult and his support for the region’s main announced it is taking on years to build. change location. aeronautical business tourism promoter, also long-time ‘‘Christchurch is Early last month Dunedin development general known as Christchurch and tourism operator Dave extremely fortunate that our THE ROCK city councillor Lee Vandervis manager, Matthew Findlay, Canterbury Tourism. Hawkey in a special project piece of flat land with the raised eyebrows by saying it have been making regular The joint venture has been work on a project tentatively airport on it is very close to STAR CEO is time to rebuild calls to airlines in those emphasising that despite the called ‘‘South’’, which the city – 15 minutes basically Christchurch . . . in Dunedin. regions. quake damage to the central highlights the airport as a into the centre.’’ Rob Fyfe can write In an earthquake One series of trips that city, the rest of the region is central player in bringing Flows through the airport his own ticket environment Lyttelton port paid off recently was those to ready and open for business. visitors into the South Island. were also driven by local after seven years will always present a see the kingpin stakeholder in One successful campaign Hawkey last year resigned populations, with Dunedin’s potential failure as will AirAsia X, Tony Fernandes. run in Australia last year was as chief executive of Te Anau- 100,000-plus people comparing as Air NZ boss. Christchurch airport, Despite the devastating ‘‘the South Island road trip’’, based Real Journeys. to a Christchurch number of Vandervis says, adding all February 22 earthquake says Boult, ‘‘and we anticipate To win a new airline, or 350,000-plus. The company ❯❯ C21 that Dunedin airport needs is AirAsia X launched flights doing more of that not only in additional flights into expects the new terminal to runway extensions for larger between Christchurch and Australian markets but Christchurch, can take cater for 8 million visitors a aircraft and an improved Kuala Lumpur in April as elsewhere as well.’’ months if not years, Boult year by 2014. terminal. planned. The joint venture’s view is says. Yesterday Statistics NZ Christchurch is already Boult is confident a team that the best approach for The airport was at varying said for the whole of New significantly smaller given including Mayor Bob Parker Christchurch, and for the stages in its talks with Zealand there were 364,200 REGULARS that earthquakes have eaten and Mayoress Joanna tourism industry, is to airlines. short-term visitor arrivals in ❯❯ into infrastructure including Nicholls-Parker will help continue to get people flying ‘‘With some of them our December 2011 – an all-time Shares C18-C19 Lyttelton port roads and there smooth the path for at least into the airport and discussions are quite monthly record. ❯❯ Currency C19 has been some damage at the two more long-haul flights holidaying in the South advanced, with others this is airport. into the city over the next five Island. the first foot in the door . . . Completed: Stage One of its new terminal building is finished with the However, Boult says years. ‘‘While we haven’t got a lot we’re not there yet. [For ❯❯ To C23 airport looking towards the completion of Stage Two.

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