Christchurch Airport in New Zealand is all set for a busy school holiday period with the busiest days expected to see up to 20,000 passengers using a combination of regional, private and international flights.
Chief Aeronautical and Commercial Officer, Justin Watson, underlined the welcome return of increasing passenger numbers with regional schedules reaching 100% of pre-COVID-19 schedules.
“The flights have a number of passengers too, so friends and families are getting together and there’s a buzz around the terminal,” he said.
“With the reopening of our borders, we’re seeing international services back in action again. Singapore Airlines has increased to daily direct flights from here to Singapore with connections on to the UK and Europe, Air New Zealand and Fiji Airways are taking South Islanders to Fiji beaches six times a week in the holidays, and there are 45 trns-Tasman flights a week between here and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast.”
The airport forecasts that the three Fridays of the July school holidays – 8,15 and 22 will be particularly busy so is advising travellers to allow extra time to get through the airport and onto their flight.
“We also suggest people book their parking online when they book their flights. We have added more car parking capacity, but some of our most popular car parks fill quickly and we don’t want people disappointed or under pressure through not planning ahead or leaving enough time,” added Watson.
