Christchurch Airport
25 Feb 2026
Christchurch Airport has delivered an outstanding first-half result for FY26, with solid revenue and profit growth driven by expanded air services and continued momentum across the airport’s commercial and property businesses.
For the six months ended 31 December 2025, total revenue reached $132.9 million, up 10.0 percent on the same period last year. Net profit after tax increased 24.2 percent to $29.5 million, building on the progress made in FY25 and reflecting growing activity right across the airport and wider campus.
Passenger numbers rose 7.2 percent to 3.40 million during the period. Domestic travel increased by 4.8 percent, while international passengers jumped 15.2 percent compared with the same period last year.
The growth was driven by new and expanded air services, including new domestic jet flights to Hamilton from Jetstar and Air New Zealand, significant domestic capacity increase from Jetstar and strong growth across international routes. Summer long-haul services saw an extended season, more flights, and fuller planes. The Trans-Tasman market benefited from new routes to Adelaide and Cairns and additional services from Air New Zealand and the Qantas Group...
