Christchurch Airport is the international gateway to Ōtautahi Christchurch and the South Island, just 15 mins from central Christchurch CBD, hotels and attractions. As borders re-open, 12 partner airlines are expected to directly connect 25 destinations to Christchurch, with extensive trans-Tasman schedules. The airport is recognised as a global leader in airport decarbonisation. In late 2020 we became the world’s first airport to achieve the highest standard in Airport Carbon Accreditation for proven measurable decarbonisation. We continue to address emissions reduction, including working with airline partners to accelerate decarbonisation of the aviation sector. Our Kōwhai Park project is on track to be New Zealand’s largest solar energy array at 400 hectares on the airport campus. Through developing renewable energy, we will have the potential to provide 100% renewable electricity for green hydrogen for aviation, and a renewable energy source to power low carbon ground transport and industry. Kōwhai Park is a step beyond carbon neutrality and a way we can catalyse the low carbon future of the Canterbury region.
Scott Callaway is General Manager Tourism & Trade at Christchurch Airport. He has led the airports relationship with airlines and tourism and trade bodies within New Zealand and offshore for the past ten years. Scott is a proven tourism executive with an extensive range of national and international experience, having worked previously with Air New Zealand, Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa, the AJ Hackett Bungy Group, and for international advertising agencies Carat Inc., and The Event Group, both in New Zealand and the United States. Scott began his career in tourism in Christchurch with the Mount Cook Group, responsible for the companies resort areas including snow sports operations in 1985. First travelling to Japan as part of a New Zealand delegation of ski instructors in 1979, Scott has developed a deep and lasting love for the country and conducting business in Japan. For many years as part of the Mount Cook Group encouraging snow sports enthusiasts to visit our country, and more recently in his role at the airport with airline partners.
