Wellington International Airport posted a 29 per cent gain as growth in international passenger volumes drove revenue.

Wellington Airport has lodged an application to extend its runway by 350m in a bid to attract long-haul flights.

Wellington International Airport is looking at selling up to $75 million of seven-year bonds.

Wellington Airport has hit back at scathing analysis of its runway extension plan by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

Report backed by airlines tears into plan to lengthen airport's runway, saying it would be a waste of money and a drain on the economy.

Singapore Airlines is poised to announce services between Wellington, Canberra and Singapore.

Pilots are alarmed at the lack of safety zones at the end of Wellington Airport's runway and have filed court action.

Firefighters were called to a gas leak near Wellington Airport this morning.

Infratil, the investment company managed by Wellington-based investment bank Morrison & Co, posted a 14 percent gain in first-half pretax earnings.

Wellington Airport and airlines are at loggerheads over whether carriers would use an extended runway for long-haul flights.

Fog in the capital is causing disruptions to flights this morning.

A new service from Fiji Airways will allow Wellingtonians to escape twice a week to the tropics from next June.

Wellington Airport is dismissing criticism of its Wellington Blown Away sign, and the recent changes made.

The days of bulk-buying cigarettes at the border are over after the Govt revealed its latest anti-smoking policy would cut the duty-free allowance.

One Kiwi traveller's decision to store his blood-soaked clothes from an exotic overseas trip landed him in hot-water with airport officials.

Motorists in lower North Island are being warned to take care as heavy rain and strong wind lash the area this afternoon.

Jetstar is ditching services from Wellington to Queenstown as it focuses on peak-time services between Auckland and Christchurch.

Kiwi travellers are being ripped off by three of the country's major airports due to inflated landing fees charged to airlines, a consumer watchdog says.

Airlines say travellers would enjoy cheaper air fares if Wellington International Airport lowered its landing fees.

Ambulance officers and Fire Service personnel have been criticised for the delay in properly treating a man as he lay dying of a heart attack at Wellington airport.