Air West Coast [SEP] parent company
value" Scenic Flights to Mt Cook and Milford Sound and Air Charter Flight services throughout New Zealand.
History.
Air West Coast was established by the Gloriavale Christian Community in 2002. This community had its origins at Cust in Canterbury and moved to Lake Haupiri on the West Coast in 1991. Among its other activities the community established an airstrip and maintenance base at Lake Haupiri.
Air West Coast began scheduled operations on 8 November 2002 offering flights to Wellington and Christchurch. On Mondays and Fridays a Greymouth-Westport-
in February 2011 when subsidiary operator, Air National was grounded by the NZCAA due to irregularities with operating practises. The larger aircraft has proved popular on peak services to the West Coast airport which also serves the town of Greymouth.
In November 2014, Air Nelson started to take over services from fellow subsidiary Eagle Airways after parent company Air New Zealand had announced the close down of the airline by August 2016. Routes including Auckland – Taupo, Auckland – Whanganui, Hamilton – Palmerston North, Wellington – Gisborne, Wellington – Timaru