Nelson Airport is remaining upbeat despite the announcement of Jetstar pulling flights from regional centres in New Zealand. Nelson Airport chief executive Rob Evans said it was disappointing to see Jetstar leave Nelson, as it had helped the airport enjoy "a wonderful period of growth thanks to their services". Since arriving in Nelson December 2015, Jetstar carried nearly 680,000 passengers and captured 17 per cent of the market share for Nelson. MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF The depature of Jetstar is not expected to affect Nelson Airport's redevelopment. "The old terminal was designed to cater for 500,000 passengers per year and even before Jetstar, Nelson Airport was processing more than 750,000 passengers per year."

Source: Stuff September 29, 2019 00:33 UTC