RWC - who came and watched?
A record 21 corporate jets landed at Auckland Airport on the day of the All Blacks v France Rugby World Cup final.
A record 21 corporate jets landed at Auckland Airport on the day of the All Blacks v France Rugby World Cup final.
A record 21 corporate jets landed at Auckland Airport on the day of the All Blacks v France Rugby World Cup final.
The airport has just released its numbers for travellers during the tournament, showing it managed nearly 880,000 international arrivals and departures, an increase of 44,000 over the same period in 2010.
Overall, international visitor numbers in October this year were up 18.8%.
Compared to 2010, there was a spike in visitors from France (708%), the United Kingdom (121%) and Canada (59%) in September, while October growth shows South Africans arriving in force (369%) and an increase of more than 15,000 visitors from Australia (31%).
In preparing for the anticipated influx and in line with its work to remain in the Top 10 best airports globally, Auckland Airport conducted a major revamp of the International Terminal arrival experience to handle the huge demand, and made changes to both domestic and international terminal forecourts.