Why us? Airports up in arms over fresh regulatory review blindside

Why us? Airports up in arms over fresh regulatory review blindside
Christchurch is one of three formally regulated airports for now. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Pattrick Smellie
The country’s airports have been blindsided by a further review of their regulatory arrangements when they believe the party most requiring regulation is Air New Zealand on its regional domestic routes.“We are disillusioned that the Government continues to focus its time and resource on airport regulations when there is overwhelming evidence that the domestic airline market requires focused attention,” the chief executive of the NZ Airports Association, Billie Moore, told BusinessDesk. Particularly alarming for regional a...

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