The Post
Roeland van den Bergh
19 Feb 2026
More airlines providing more seats has boosted Auckland International Airport’s passenger numbers, but profit was down for the half year to the end of December at the venue.
Net profit had slumped just under $10 million from the same period last year, to $177m, but the airport said there was a positive trajectory for the rest of the year, and guidance for underlying profit after tax in the full year narrowed to a range of $295m-$320m from $280m - $320m. Slightly less was forecast to be spent on capital expenditure overall - somewhere between $1 billion - $1.2 billion.
Chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui said the launch of China Eastern’s Shanghai, Auckland and Buenos Aires service was the most significant international development during the period...
