tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post310159909048064456..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: PPQ - Profit vs Planes QuestionSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-60659159618079818432020-08-21T12:47:35.876+12:002020-08-21T12:47:35.876+12:00I think the eventual writing has been on the wall ...I think the eventual writing has been on the wall for this airport ever since the government back in the 1990s flogged it off into private ownership. It was always only going to be a matter of time before a private owner decided they were more interested in what they could sell the land for than continue to run it as an airport. It was sold in 1997, so I presume it would have been Bill Birch (Robert Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995407706132491175noreply@blogger.com