RESEND: Auckland Airport boss upbeat about future but warns against complacency

RESEND: Auckland Airport boss upbeat about future but warns against complacency
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(Resend for customers who missed delivery) By Rebecca Howard Aug. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland International Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood is upbeat about the future despite signs of softening traveller numbers, but warned against complacency.  The country's biggest airport registered a record 21.1 million passenger movements in the June 2019 year, up 2.8 percent from a year earlier. That aligns with Stats NZ figures showing a 2.7 percent increase in New Zealand's short-term visitor numbers in the same period at 3.9 million...

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