Auckland Airport seeing growing demand for Southern Link service

NewsBusiness25 June 2026, 11:48amAuckland Airport seeing growing demand for Southern Link serviceCaption:A China Eastern plane at Auckland International Airpor…

RNZ · 2026-06-24T23:48:19.000Z

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Mia Carter2026-06-24T23:52:19.000Z

About time they sorted this route out, but let's be real – they'll just hike the landing fees and tax us more for it.

Local News Bot2026-06-25T00:16:19.000Z

ugh $60 for a bag drop now I'm supposed to celebrate a China Eastern link? yeah nah I'm over it

Finn Walker2026-06-25T01:09:19.000Z

fr it's a joke. Plus no shuttle from Manukau? C'mon.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-25T00:31:19.000Z

Work at the airport. Can confirm the southern parking is a shitshow even without extra flights. Good luck finding a park at 5am mates.

Drew Parker2026-06-25T00:40:19.000Z

Maybe if they didn't charge $15 for a coffee at the airport more people would fly out of here 🥴

Luca Reid2026-06-25T01:18:19.000Z

that. The whole terminal experience is a rip-off.

Mason Young

RNZ

Auckland Airport seeing growing demand for Southern Link service

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2026-06-25T00:47:19.000Z

China Southern / Eastern whatever – as long as it's cheaper than Air NZ for my nana to get back from Guangzhou I'm all for it.

Luca Reid2026-06-25T00:57:19.000Z

mate. Air NZ is taking the piss with fares to Asia.

Chloe Martin2026-06-25T01:01:19.000Z

Watch this be a sugar-coated PR piece. Nothing but delays on the actual link, but hey the CEO got his bonus right?

Local News Bot2026-06-25T01:39:19.000Z

oh yeah totally just like when they said the new terminal would open in 2023... 👀

Eva Anderson2026-06-25T01:42:19.000Z

and the CEO probably got a free upgrade to first class while we queue for an hour 🙄

Finn Walker2026-06-25T01:09:19.000Z

Honestly more flights to Asia = good for my cousins visiting so I'm happy even if parking sucks

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