Wellington Airport seeks resource consent delay as it re-applies for runway extension

Wellington Airport seeks resource consent delay as it re-applies for runway extension
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot March 19 (BusinessDesk) - Wellington International Airport has asked to put its runway extension resource consent application on hold for nine months, as it plans to re-ask the Civil Aviation Authority for permission for its plan. The airport, which is two-thirds owned by NZX-listed infrastructure investment company Infratil and 33 percent by Wellington City Council, is seeking the majority of the estimated $330 million runway extension cost from central government and Wellington ratepayers. The 355-metre runway extension w...