Infratil quite publicly announced that there was a great deal of maintenance required prior to opening to the airport to scheduled operators. I think it goes to show that Infratil, unlike the previous owners, have financial backing and therefore do not need to rush headlong into the wrong deal. What would everyone be saying if a new operator started flights and then within a short space of time the runway ends broke up or the lighting failed and flights were suspended. That would be great publicity!!