Air New Zealand, Shotover Park Ltd and the Wakatipu Trails Trust have joined the chorus of Environment Court appeals against the Queenstown Airport Corporation's decision on a notice of requirement for a designation alteration to provide for the runway end safety area (resa).
Air New Zealand counsels James Gardner-Hopkins and Liz Hardacre, of Auckland, submitted the carrier understood "very clearly" from the airport that the cost of constructing the proposed engineered gravel fill, on which the resa would sit, would be "neutral" to the airline.
"However, the appellant now understands that very significant costs will be passed to it," the appeal continued.
"The likely adverse economic and other consequences of this will be increased costs to [Air New Zealand's] passengers . . . reduction in services provided by the appellant to the district . . . the deferment of, or decision not to proceed with, expanded services."
Among other suggestions, Air New Zealand wanted to see and give feedback on QAC's plan of works before the corporation submitted plans to the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
The airline agreed to mediation.
Shotover Park Ltd sought to protect the "vital" formation of the eastern access road in its appeal.
Auckland counsel for SPL Andrew Green submitted the existing designated road linking Glenda Dr and Hawthorne Dr should be removed from aerodrome designation.
Wakatipu Trails Trust counsel Vivian Espie, of Queenstown, called for the construction of pedestrian access along the proposed bench road within three months of the resa being finished as a condition.
