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300 flights and 10 ski fields via Christchurch Airport
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:03 am | Christchurch Airport
Australian skiers are welcoming 300 extra winter flights into Christchurch, putting more than ten Canterbury ski fields just one easy flight from home. More >>
Christchurch Airport to build a new hotel on campus
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 12:58 pm | Christchurch Airport
• New 200-room Novotel hotel to open late 2017 • Direct response to increasing passenger numbers • $80m investment Record passenger growth at Christchurch Airport will see the airport company build a new Novotel hotel, 200-rooms and 4.5 stars, ... More >>
Tourism drives records at Christchurch Airport
Monday, 21 March 2016, 9:04 am | Christchurch Airport
A record-breaking run of aeronautical growth and solid cost control are major factors in Christchurch Airport lifting its first-half profit by 63 per cent. More >>
Qantas to commence year round Christchurch-Brisbane flights
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 12:14 pm | Christchurch Airport
A record-breaking summer at Christchurch Airport and a stellar result from its seasonal service has prompted Qantas to expand the service to operate all year round. More >>
New Marketing Manager for Christchurch Airport
Monday, 1 February 2016, 3:41 pm | Christchurch Airport
Sarah Carrick-Leslie will begin the new role for the gateway to the South Island on February 22, after more than five years as National Advertising Manager for PGG Wrightson. More >>
China Southern Airlines begins new service to South Island
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 5:26 pm | Christchurch Airport
Asia’s largest airline has begun an historic year-round service between Guangzhou and Christchurch, with the first Dreamliner carrying several VIPs landing just before 5pm. More >>
Record breaking summer at Christchurch Airport
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 11:16 am | Christchurch Airport
A record summer is underway at Christchurch Airport, with a 16 percent increase in passenger numbers driving around $150 million of new GDP into the regions of the South Island. More >>
Back by popular demand – Christchurch to Rarotonga direct
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 11:47 am | Christchurch Airport
Back by popular demand – Christchurch to Rarotonga direct Direct flights from Christchurch to Rarotonga are about to be re-introduced, in time for South Islanders to plan a 2016 winter getaway. Virgin Australia has just announced it will offer the flights ... More >>
Scholarship generates new tablet-based app for safer skies
Monday, 16 November 2015, 1:23 pm | Christchurch Airport
Funding from an aviation safety scholarship was vital to the development of a new app that’s currently being trialled in the South Island to help improve safety in New Zealand’s airspace. Created to reduce controllers’ workload at peak times, ... More >>
Christchurch International Airport joins Global campaign
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 3:59 pm | Christchurch Airport
Landmarks around New Zealand will be lit up alongside international landmarks in a campaign for World Prematurity Day on 17 November. More >>
Christchurch Airport begins work on hotel
Thursday, 29 October 2015, 3:41 pm | Christchurch Airport
Increasing passenger numbers through Christchurch Airport and strong tourism growth forecasts are prompting the airport to begin work on a second hotel on the campus to complement the newly upgraded Sudima Hotel. More >>
Three grants for South Islanders doing business with China
Friday, 18 September 2015, 9:53 am | Christchurch Airport
The first three grants have been awarded from the “New Horizons Fund”, started to help regional South Island tourism operators capture the opportunities from the growing China market. More >>
Christchurch Airport gains altitude
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 1:43 pm | Christchurch Airport
Christchurch Airport (CIAL) has today announced underlying Net Profit after Tax up 110% to $37.8 million and total declared dividends up 171% to $20.6 million. More >>
JR/Duty Free Extends Partnership At Christchurch Airport
Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 1:44 pm | Christchurch Airport
Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) and international duty free operator JR/Duty Free (JR) have extended their duty free partnership at Christchurch Airport to the middle of 2023. JR has also entered into a seven-year lease agreement with ... More >>
China Southern Airlines to fly between the SI and China
Friday, 28 August 2015, 11:12 am | Christchurch Airport
China Southern Airlines to fly between the South Island and China The South Island tourism industry has formed a partnership with Asia’s largest airline which will see a new year-round air service begin in December 2015. China Southern Airlines, ... More >>
New summer service between Christchurch and Brisbane
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 2:34 pm | Christchurch Airport
Strong demand for the South Island has seen Qantas add extra flights through the main gateway, Christchurch Airport, over the coming summer. South Island travellers will have the choice of an extra 48 return services between Christchurch and Brisbane ... More >>
Ate, shopped, won ... a trip to Singapore
Friday, 3 July 2015, 11:34 am | Christchurch Airport
Shopping at Christchurch Airport has won a Sumner resident a trip for two to Singapore. Wendy Courtois shopped at JR Duty Free, one of the airport stores which ran the “Eat, Shop, Win” competition during the month of June. She was one of more than 12,000 ... More >>
Another new service for Christchurch and the South Island
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 11:46 am | Christchurch Airport
Another new service for Christchurch and the South Island China Airlines, Taiwan’s leading airline, has announced a new international service from Taipei to Christchurch via Melbourne for the coming summer, complementing its existing service from Taipei ... More >>
Christchurch Airport welcomes Jetstar expansion
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 3:21 pm | Christchurch Airport
Today’s announcement that Jetstar is expanding its domestic services into regional New Zealand centres is being welcomed by Christchurch Airport. More >>
New Look Christchurch Airport Marathon
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 9:33 am | Christchurch Airport
Christchurch Winner & Weather Welcomes New Look Christchurch Airport Marathon The Christchurch Airport Marathon was welcomed back to the central city today when perfect weather, a huge spectator turn out and a fast new central city course produced ... More >>