So the council have finally put $1m into the study for a 300m runway extension to the northern runway end into Evans bay. The airport authority also putting in $1m.
Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Airport to seek approval for 300 metre $300m northern extension to runway
According to some the passenger figures to support new flights to International destinations with such carriers as Emirates and China Southern could be on the cards. But Air NZ and Qantas don't seem very interested in increasing capacity from WLG or adding new international destinations.
Does seem to be a good thing but at a million dollars per metre of runway it does seem bloody pricey!
Does anyone remember the Qantas 747SP days into WLG?