Wellington Airport has no ‘Plan B’ if $300m runway extension fails to fly

• Wellington Airport says it has no “Plan B” in place if its proposed runway extension fails to get off the ground.

Airport representatives have told Wellington city councillors they do not expect the $300 million project to have any problems getting resource consent. But if it doesn’t fly, there are no contingency plans.

“You either build the runway extension or you don’t,” airport chief executive Steve Sanderson said on Tuesday.

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An artist’s impression of what Wellington Aiport’s extended runway would look like from Palmer Head.