Jetstar brings more international travellers to Queenstown
The number of international passengers using Queenstown Airport in December nearly doubled from a year earlier after Jetstar started services to Melbourne and the Gold Coast.
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The number of international passengers using Queenstown Airport in December nearly doubled from a year earlier after Jetstar started services to Melbourne and the Gold Coast.
The airport handled 13,340 international passengers in December, up from 7024 in December 2009. It handled 110 international aircraft movements in December 2010, up from 64 in December 2009.
Total domestic passenger movements at Queenstown Airport rose 9.5 percent to 67,838 in December from a year earlier.
The numbers were contained in an operational update by Auckland Airport because Auckland Airport is now a part owner of Queenstown Airport.
Auckland Airport suffered a 0.6 percent fall in domestic passenger numbers in December, which it attributed to the exit of Pacific Blue from the market.
The number of international passengers through the airport in December rose 6.1 percent. The number of travellers from Europe fell but the number from China rose.
NZPA
Mon, 07 Feb 2011
Mon, 07 Feb 2011
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Jetstar brings more international travellers to Queenstown
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