Wellington Airport annual profit rises 29% on passenger growth

Wellington Airport annual profit rises 29% on passenger growth
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill May 20 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington International Airport, which is 66 percent owned by investment group Infratil, posted a 29 percent gain in full-year profit as growth in international passenger volumes drove revenue. Profit rose to $12.5 million in the 12 months ended March 31, from about $9.7 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Sales gained 4.8 percent to $113.5 million. International passenger volumes rose 16 percent to 897,316 last year while domestic gained 4.6 percent to about 4.9 milli...