1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Auckland Airport are into a major domestic upgrade time I 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: should give it to you seventeen past seven. They're looking 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: to unlock regional capacity. So there's going to be four 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: new regional aircraft parking spots right, some of those could 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: hold a jet if the jets get into the regional routes. Now. 6 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: Billy Moore is the chief executive at New Zealand Airport's 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: Association and is back. Well this Billy, very good morning 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: to you. 9 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 2: Good morning. 10 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: How much of a service any given service is the 11 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: parking space versus a demand for the seat? 12 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 2: Well, Look, the airport has to build thirty years in advance, 13 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:32,959 Speaker 2: or do its planning thirty years in advance. So what 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 2: the Aucland Airport is doing here is looking at population projections, 15 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: travel projections alongside the airlines, working through that and seeing 16 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 2: what is an appropriate increase in capacity. Auckland Airport is 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: essentially New Zealand's biggest regional airport. Forty percent of regional 18 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 2: flights go to and from the airport, so the rest 19 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: of the network does rely on Auckland to increase its 20 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: capacity for turboprops. So the rest of the airports can 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: also receive and grow as well, so it is a 22 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: really welcome announcement. It feels like the right level of 23 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: investment than through to twenty twenty eight. 24 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: You use the word turboprops, are we are honestly going 25 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: to be still in turbo props in thirty years time. 26 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: Well, we're certainly going to be in turbo props for 27 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: decades to come. Absolutely, So I would say in New 28 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 2: Zealand will be using the Q three hundreds for you 29 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: through to twenty thirty five twenty forty. Potentially. These are 30 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: really good, reliable aircraft and there's really no debate about 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 2: that in the aviation sector. And there's the right size 32 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: of aircraft and many regional routes. So one of the 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 2: things we often have to balance is people do like 34 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: to travel on jets, but also turboprops mean they can 35 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 2: have more frequency for business travel and more flights during 36 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: the day, so it is still a really core part 37 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: of travel and regional New Zealand. 38 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: They clip the ticket though walkland airport. I mean this 39 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: is good for them as well, doesn't The more people arriving, 40 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: the more landing fees there are, et cetera. 41 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: Which is a really important part of the system. Airports 42 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: are insty device to have growth. Airlines are able to 43 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: increase fears for yields, but airports are inty device to 44 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: grow volume, and so that is an important part of 45 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: making the system work because more capacity means that air 46 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 2: feares can go down with more competition and more flights 47 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: coming in. So yes, they obviously do. Landing charges are 48 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 2: an important part of the system, but it's already part 49 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 2: of their capital plan. I think the leanning charges for 50 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: these regional flights are going up a dollar in twenty 51 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: twenty seven, so it's all pretty good on track at 52 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 2: the moment. 53 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: Good stuff, Billy, you have a good weekend. Appreciate it 54 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: very much, Billy Moore. And might I suggest if you've 55 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: ever been to Auckland Airport at that end of the terminal, 56 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: it really is. I mean, not only do you get 57 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: to go outside in the wind and the rain and 58 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: get really wet and you watch your luggage pulled by 59 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: some poor bloke in a trolley, you then get to 60 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: go on a crappy old aircraft that go run but 61 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: then homus not. 62 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast Listen Live News Talks. 63 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 64 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.