Ian Harrison, a highly respected Principal economist from Tailrisk Economics, has released a truly independent (i.e. not paid for or commissioned by any Party involved in the runway extension) review of the Cost-Benefit Analysis. It really is worth a read. To quote from his Executive Summary: Recently, the Wellington International Airport Company released a costContinueContinue reading “A truly independent review of the Airport’s Cost Benefit Analysis”
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OPINION Dom Post: Wellington Airport’s runway extension plan struggles to pass the sniff test
PATTRICK SMELLIE Last updated 12:50, December 3 2015 ANDREW GORRIE/FAIRFAX NZ While there may be 679 long-haul passengers leaving and arriving in Wellington every day already – enough to fill nearly three planes – how many are heading to the same long-haul destinations? OPINION: Running an airline is still one of the hardest ways toContinueContinue reading “OPINION Dom Post: Wellington Airport’s runway extension plan struggles to pass the sniff test”
REBLOG Keith Johnson: Why can’t WIAL pay for the proposed runway extension?
BBC AND BBBC I was sort of retained as an ‘economist’ by the Guardians of the Bays ginger group that has been formed to contest the Wellington Airport Runway Extension Project – with our tiger-lady organizer Dr Sea Rotmann setting me to tackle the Notorious Business Case that has been recently developed by the consultingContinueContinue reading “REBLOG Keith Johnson: Why can’t WIAL pay for the proposed runway extension?”
NEWS: Longer Runway not Plane Sailing
By Bernard Hickey As a Wellingtonian, I would love a runway that permits direct flights to Asia and the US. It would save me schlepping up to Auckland and walking the gauntlet through the carparks to the international terminal. It could encourage more direct international tourism and boost demand for foreign education. And what I’dContinueContinue reading “NEWS: Longer Runway not Plane Sailing”
OPINION Dave Armstrong: Dave Armstrong: Project Runway wild gamble without an airline
Hallelujah! After growing opposition from surfers, Moa Point greenies and airline pilots, the airport runway extension is taking off thanks to the latest report commissioned by, wait for it, the airport. Did you know that for every dollar we invest in the runway extension we could get up to possibly maybe perhaps seven back? It’sContinueContinue reading “OPINION Dave Armstrong: Dave Armstrong: Project Runway wild gamble without an airline”
REBLOG Croaking Cassandra: What if they build it and no one comes?
A throwaway line of mine a couple of weeks ago about the Wellington City Council’s enthusiasm for the proposed airport runway extension prompted a couple of comments here from Tim Brown, chair of Wellington International Airport Limited (WIAL) – owned 66 per cent by Infratil and 34 per cent by the Wellington City Council. AsContinueContinue reading “REBLOG Croaking Cassandra: What if they build it and no one comes?”
SOME REAL FACTS ABOUT THE AIRPORT EXTENSION
This week, we hoped that TV One News would give us the chance to provide some counter to the big bunch of spin all over the Dom Post recently. That was unfortunately not the case. The pilots, airline association and Steven Joyce have now all come out with serious doubts and concerns following the airport’sContinueContinue reading “SOME REAL FACTS ABOUT THE AIRPORT EXTENSION”
NZIER peer review of EY economic impact statement
The Board of Airlines Representatives (BARNZ) which represents 19 out of 20 long-haul airlines that fly to New Zealand, undertook a peer review on the EY report, largely discrediting it.
Radio NZ: Possible rates rise for Wellington airport runway extension
The Wellington City Council is not ruling out rate rises to help pay for a controversial runway extension at the capital’s airport. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson The region’s mayors have agreed to stump up $150 million to fund the extension, with mostly borrowed money. But the Government was sceptical, and the national carrier, AirContinueContinue reading “Radio NZ: Possible rates rise for Wellington airport runway extension”
Stuff Opinion: Wellington needs a longer runway? Yeah, right
OPINION: When the canon of lost causes is examined in the future, somewhere near the top of the list for Wellington will be the local airport’s weird campaign for a longer runway. In recent weeks, Wellington International Airport has been running full page advertisements in local newspapers which, while no doubt welcome cashflow for theContinueContinue reading “Stuff Opinion: Wellington needs a longer runway? Yeah, right”
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