Tomorrow morning sees the opening of Christchurch International Airport's (CIAL) first themed airbridge, which focuses
on an Antarctic experience. Passengers will walk through an airbridge which has floor to ceiling images of Antarctica
and Antarctic penguins, complete with sounds of penguin and seal calls.
"We aim to give passengers a unique sensory experience as they arrive into Christchurch," explained CIAL General Manager
Marketing and Business Development Gareth Owen. "Christchurch Airport is New Zealand's tourism gateway, so we will have
several airbridges, each themed for a tourist attraction or iconic scenery you can reach from Christchurch. That will
include Antarctica, the Fiordland rain forest, lakes and native bush."
The airbridges will all have floor to ceiling images, sound, and occasionally smells, to give people a true sensation of
actually being there.
"We began with the Antarctic airbridge, because of the strategic relationship we have with Antarctica, being a key
travel point to that destination," said Gareth Owen.
The Antarctic airbridge will be opened tomorrow morning at 10.30am.
The Antarctic airbridge is a combined venture of Antarctica New Zealand and Christchurch International Airport.
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