Queenstown Airport. Photo: ODT filesThose hoping to wave goodbye to Queenstown Airport could be in for a long wait. Flightpath 2050 members have been upbeat about the prospect of Christchurch International Airport’s newly announced airport at Tarras replacing Queenstown Airport. However, both Christchurch Airport chief executive Malcolm Johns and Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult expressed a totally different view yesterday. "If the people of Queenstown so choose that Queenstown Airport is still there in 50 years time, then there will be tailored schedules for people in and out of Queenstown.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 23, 2020 16:30 UTC