Wellington International Airport (WIA) has come down heavily on the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's (NZIER) analysis of its $300m runway extension project.
According to the WIA, the NZIER while making its analysis not only underestimated the low economic benefit that each tourist would provide to the country but also had overblown the airport's proposed number of routes.
The analysis had stated that the 350m extension is "speculative" and therefore not to be proceeded.
