Auckland’s new domestic terminal comes with all the modern gadgets

Auckland Airport has revealed a first detailed look at the planned interior for the city’s future new domestic jet terminal and what it will deliver for coming generations of passengers.

Expected to open by 2030 the terminal takes design cues from the Manukau Harbour and surrounding landscape include a range of modern airport services.

“Easy to get around, efficient processing, somewhere to charge your phone and a comfortable place to sit while you wait for your flight – that’s what we’re going deliver for our customers,” Auckland Airport CCO Scott Tasker said.

“Regardless of whether you’re a frequent or occasional flyer, there’s a certain level of anxiety that comes with needing to be at the right place at the right time to catch a flight.

“It’s something we challenged ourselves to tackle in every aspect of the new domestic terminal design, from the simplicity of how travellers find their way around, to the colours and lighting we’ve chosen for key interior spaces to make it less stressful.

“It’s about bringing together fit for purpose functionality with an arrival and departure experience that uniquely reflects Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.”

New terminal key features:

Fit to service bigger aircraft that fly between Auckland and other main centres.
12 jet aircraft gates create 26 per cent more seat capacity, with a further 10 per cent seat capacity available with dedicated domestic bus lounges.
Transfer between domestic jet and international flights within the terminal.
Check-in kiosks and automatic bag drops, capable of future upgrades to biometric technology, to speed up check-in process.
In line with IATA best practice: queue wait times of 4 minutes or less for self-check-in and to drop a bag, less than 7.5 minutes for security, adequate seating at boarding gates, timely baggage arrival with under 15 minutes from first bag to last bag on belt.
Device charging points in 50 per cent of seats in pre-departure dwell.
Two baggage reclaims with 180m of belt space – a 70 per cent increase on the current domestic terminal.
Dedicated faith spaces plus a low sensory room provided for travellers.
Changing Places™ bathroom equipped with special features to meet the needs of travellers with profound disabilities who cannot use standard accessible toilets, alongside generous bathrooms for families, as well as gender neutral and accessible bathrooms.

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