Michael RossThe Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) is vowing to continue its fight to restrict growth of Wanaka Airport. Chairman Michael Ross said yesterday the Queenstown Airport Corporation’s (QAC) preferred scenario of expanding Wanaka Airport and Queenstown Airport noise boundaries "absolutely hasn’t gone away". WSG objects to jet aircraft using Wanaka Airport. It suggested the QAC’s scenario would lead to 7385 aircraft movements and 970,643 passenger movements per year at Wanaka Airport by 2050. Queenstown’s Flight Plan 2050 member John Hilhorst, who is promoting the idea of replacing Queenstown Airport with a new airport, was also still reading the report yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 17, 2020 16:30 UTC