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Nelson Airport redevelopment begins

Activity has started at Nelson Airport as it gears up for the biggest redevelopment project in its history.

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Nelson Airport announces $32m redevelopment

Nelson Airport has released its plans for a $32m terminal redevelopment, which will begin later this year.

Nelson Airport announces $32m redevelopment
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Visible progress exciting on the Nelson Airport redevelopment

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Visible progress exciting on the Nelson Airport redevelopment

Take a look at the SnapIT time lapse camera tracking the progress of the tower and terminal.Follow the progress by clicking on the pale grey link below and dragging your cursor slowly from left to right to see the build from the start until today. 

Nelson Special Olympics team arrived at Nelson airport to cheers.

Nelson Special Olympics team arrived at Nelson airport to cheers.

Returning with their heads held high and their necks laden with medals, the Nelson Special Olympics team arrived at Nelson airport to cheers.  Most of the Nelson team showed off medals in a haul which included 28 gold, 16 silver and 22 bronze. 

Abby is Nelson Airport’s millionth customer

The last thing Abby Nalder expected when she stepped off her flight from Auckland was to be surrounded by cheering crowds.

But that is exactly what the 15-year-old Golden Bay local got when she became the Nelson Airport’s millionth customer in a year.

“I was a bit overwhelmed when I walked in.”

Abby had just returned from a family trip to Auckland and was presented with a prize pack – which included a bouquet of flowers and a chocolate cake. She will also be planning another trip with her mother to Wellington as return flights for two were also included in the prize.

“It feels pretty cool to be the millionth customer, it’s pretty exciting.”

Nelson Airport chief executive Rob Evans has been a man on a mission in reaching the goal of a million passengers in a year and trying to make Nelson the best regional airport in New Zealand.

“This milestone is of huge significance to us,” he says. “The continued exemplary service from our airline partners has created an environment of competition and choice that travellers have been lapping up.”

He says this growth re-enforces the need for the current Nelson Airport redevelopment. The first piles for the new Nelson Airport Terminal were put in place on Tuesday.

“We are excited that our customers will get to experience a state of the art Nelson Airport Terminal opening in early 2019.”

In the meantime, Abby will enjoy her trip to Wellington but she had to pass on the chocolate cake as she is gluten free.

By Nelson Weekly - July 20, 2017