Auckland Airport ‘just asking questions’ about airline competition

Auckland Airport ‘just asking questions’ about airline competition
Auckland International Airport CEO Carrie Hurihanganui dishes it out to Air NZ. (Image: Aupplied)
Pattrick Smellie
Auckland International Airport says “questions need to be raised” about the state of aviation competition in New Zealand, particularly on the domestic regional network.Announcing a 15% increase in aeronautical revenues in the half-year to Dec 31, caused mainly by the removal of a covid-era price freeze in 2023, Auckland International Airport (AIA) chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui let fly at Air NZ’s market dominance on domestic routes.She acknowledged that Air NZ has planes grounded due to a global aircraft engine maintenan...

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