Otago Daily Times

Bright future lies ahead for Invercargi­ll Airport

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WITH a possible bubble happening in Australia before Christmas, it is important that the ground work starts as soon as possible with Invercargi­ll Airport.

At a recent meeting, our Prime Minister said a Labour government would review tourism for the southern part of New Zealand. Grant Robertson also had the following comments to make: Dunedin and Invercargi­ll need to step up to the plate; Queenstown could not cope with three million visitors and it now wants six million; the country needs to save Milford Sound.

I have formed a friends of Invercargi­ll Airport (ginger group) to promote our airport. All these people are local movers and shakers. This group has been recently in limbo, because of the borders being closed and Covid19.

With the government­s now talking about a transtasma­n bubble, now is the time to take urgent action.

My group had an excellent response from Bobbi Brown and Steve Canney from Great South.

Nigel Finnerty, our airport manager, is working hard to promote our airport. Other than a couple of city councillor­s, Mark Patterson is the only politician to get behind our group.

I would like to ask Penny Simmonds and Dr Liz Craig where they stand on this issue.

It is not if, but when, there will be flights travelling from our airport to Australia.

Neil McDermott

Invercargi­ll ...................................

BIBLE READING: He will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground. — Isaiah 30.23.

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PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Invercargi­ll Airport.

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