PHOTO: The winning team
As Auckland came out of COVID-19 alert level 3 and travel out of the city became possible again, the Newshub Travel community voted on a straw poll to find out which regional airport is Aotearoa’s favourite.
It sounds like a cliché, but after thousands of votes the results were very close – two airports within the top five were separated by just two votes.
There was no runaway winner, with all airports receiving under 15 percent of the total vote. If this was an MMP election result, we would be in for an interesting three years ahead.
But, there does have to be a winner.
1. Nelson Airport
The stunning architecture and deep connections to community may have played a part in Nelson Airport being voted New Zealand’s favourite Regional Airport.
Sally Russ, Nelson Airport’s airline partnership and landside operations manager says as with all Kiwi experiences, it’s about the people.
“Our staff have a sense of pride. We have created a ‘wow’ welcome experience for our region with our outstanding terminal built to really show you that you’ve landed somewhere special, somewhere our community is proud of. After all, Nelson Tasman is just a bit special!” says Russ.
Final Results:
- Nelson Airport
- New Plymouth Airport
- Gisborne Airport
- Tauranga Airport
- Whakatane Airport
- Rotorua Airport
- Palmerston North
- Hamilton Airport
- Invercargill Airport
- Hawke’s Bay Airport
- Whangarei District Airport
- Whanganui Airport
- Marlborough Airport
- Hokitika Airport
