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Air Chathams' management decided not to compete with the new airline, Real Tonga, and ceased all Tongan operations. [9] With the Air New Zealand regional route cut backs, Air Chathams began serving the Auckland to Whakatāne route on 29 April 2015, [10] Auckland to Whanganui on 31 July 2016 [11] and Auckland to Kāpiti Coast from 20 August 2018 ...
Sounds Air took over the Wellington route until 15 May 2015. [3] Air New Zealand then withdrew service from Auckland to Whanganui on 31 July 2016. [4] The next day, Air Chathams began service between Whanganui and Auckland, replicating Air New Zealand's schedule and, according to then-mayor Annette Main, saving the airport from potential ...
The timetable varies seasonally, but generally planes depart the Chathams around 10.30 am (Chathams Time) and arrive in the mainland around noon. There they refuel and reload, and depart again at around 1 pm back to the Chathams. Air Chathams operates twin turboprop ATR 72–500 aircraft (freight and passenger) and Fairchild Metroliners.
In the first week of October 2024, the airport welcomed its first jet aircraft after a 490m extension of its existing runway (extended from 1360m to 1850m and made 45m wider) and strengthening work. A TEXEL Air Boeing 737 BCF cargo plane landed at the airport, marking a new era for the community.
Whanganui Airport is served by Air Chathams with flights to Auckland. [86] [87] Horizons Regional Council, under their Go! brand, contracts ten weekday urban bus routes within the city and a Saturday route which combines parts of four of the routes to serve the northern part of the city.
The Durie Hill Elevator in Whanganui operates as a public transport service in its own right. The region is unique in New Zealand for having an elevator as a public transport mode. The Durie Hill Elevator, in the city of Whanganui, provides access between the city centre and the suburb of Durie Hill and has been operating since 1919. [4] [5]
The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure.
Air Chathams estimated that, on average, the lights would be required about 10 times a week. [ 8 ] On 2 July 2018, Air Chathams announced they would begin services to the Kāpiti Coast starting from 20 August 2018, offering 36 flights per week using the Saab 340.