In a joint venture between Auckland's Air Center One and Wellington's Capital Jet Services, the purpose built terminal should be ready for use in the first quarter of 2014.
Congratulations to both parties for taking this bold and positive step!
Joint media release from Queenstown
Airport, Air Center One and Capital Jet Services
New corporate jet terminal for Queenstown
Queenstown,
New Zealand (11 November 2013): Corporate jet
passengers flying in and out of Queenstown Airport will soon enjoy a seamless
transition from sky to land thanks to a new corporate jet terminal opening in
early 2014.
Auckland-based corporate jet handling company
Air Center One and Capital Jet Services of Wellington have signed an agreement
with Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd (QAC) to lease land adjacent to the terminal
building to develop a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) for corporate jet passengers.
The lease commences on 1 January 2014 and
the new mini terminal, to be known as Queenstown Corporate Jet Services, will be built on a
small strip of land between the International Arrivals area and the Hertz
building. The terminal is expected to be
operational by March 2014.
Air Center One and Capital Jet Services have
a long history of mutual co-operation in the New Zealand corporate jet handling
business and will build, finance and manage the facility as a joint venture.
Rob Leach, Air Center One CEO and pioneer
of New Zealand’s corporate jet FBO services, said the key drivers for the
development were to meet the continuing growth of corporate jet movements to
Queenstown and provide an enhanced customer experience.
“The new FBO will enable us to raise the
bar for corporate jet operators in Queenstown by providing similar facilities
to Auckland and Wellington airports as well as the discreet, professional,
high-end service they value. It will
also allow us to complete our nationwide network of FBOs - the standard that corporate
jet operators have come to expect at international airports.”
QAC CEO Scott Paterson said the new building
was a long awaited improvement to Queenstown’s corporate jet facilities and a big
step forward in positioning the airport as a key New Zealand gateway for
premium visitors.
“The owners and operators of these aircraft
are making a valued economic contribution to the airport and the local economy
and it’s important for us to ensure that we’re delivering the best possible
customer experience.
“The new facility is the first step in
enhancing our corporate jet facilities.
It will provide a dedicated space for our passengers to be welcomed, hosted
and processed, creating a better first impression of Queenstown and a seamless
transition from sky to land.”
ENDS
More
about Air Center One
Air Center One currently provides a full
service FBO facility at Auckland International Airport and will operate the FBO
at Taupo under an arrangement with Izard Aviation. Services at Napier are
carried out under a mutual arrangement with Skyline Aviation, who also operate
Air Ambulance services out of the Air Center One FBO in Auckland.
More
about Capital Jet Services
Capital Jet Services provides full service
FBO facilities out of the Execujet hangar at Wellington Airport.
More
about Queenstown Airport
Queenstown Airport is one of Australasia’s
fastest growing airports and is New Zealand’s fourth largest airport. It hosted 1.2 million passengers in the
2012-2013 financial year.
Located in Frankton, 10 minutes from the internationally
renowned four-season resort of Queenstown, the airport services the surrounding
region with daily domestic flights and regular direct trans-Tasman flights.
Queenstown Airport is also one of New
Zealand's busiest helicopter bases and is heavily used for tourist
'flightseeing', especially to Milford Sound and Mount Cook, using both
fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
