Auckland Airport passenger numbers fall in June while Chinese visitor arrivals climb
Summary
Auckland Airport international passenger movements fell 4 per cent in June as seat capacity was cut and Middle East routes stayed down, while Chinese arrivals rose. Auckland Airport handled 722,000 international passenger movements in June, down 4 per cent on the same month last year, according to the monthly traffic update the airport company released to the NZX on 15 July. Domestic passenger movements fell 5 per cent over the same period.