IBC - Wellington Airport Safety Wingman (Instructional Video) Reviews

Wellington Airport has seen massive development in the past 6 months. I recently traveled through and the layout is looking fantastic

Very quiet and easy to get through to the plane and great service at the bar!

Very impressed with our trip through Wellington airport.

We arrived at a ticketed entry confused as to whether we took a wrong turn ( in Sydney, you enter ticketed entry only to park your car). Buzzing the attendant we got a pleasant lady who was calm and gave us the instructions to return our rental car. In W.I.Airport you take your ticket to the car rental car park and insert the ticket to gain entry.

Navigating through check in seemed no fuss and easy.

The shop assistant at Tenery was helpful in guiding us that eat and drink was right where we were. In W.I.Airport you want to stay as long as you can before going through security. Last minute shopping. Something to eat or drink.

Getting to security was calm. You get a relaxed feel. It's small. Think a small Hawaiian airport where you board for Inter island flights.

The other side of security, gate lounges impressive. Really comfortable leather lozenge lounges. Relax. Snooze. Shop at Duty Free. There is truly not much else on this side and that's ok. It's a final relaxing stop before getting on the plane.

Duty Free. Little news/ convenience store and a cafe/bar. Plus the old vending machine.

Truly a calming experience. If you are leaving Wellington at the end of a great holiday this is the final happy ending to it before you go home.

Small but clean and tidy. Good amount of bathrooms.

Air nz staff not so helpful but airport as always a good place to wait for a ride home

Lovely airport, friendly staff, they know how to make a traveller feel welcome, whether you're a tourist or coming home. Better experience going through customs and immigration than any other airport I've been to (well, other than Tonga where they had a guy singing on a guitar, but that's another story!)

Plus you get to meet Smaug and Gandalf and two of the eagles!

Like Wellington itself the airport is small, Wellingtonians call this compact. Domestic and international are under the same roof- no need to race from terminal to terminal here-. Vibrant, full of 3D art and a multitude of coffee options.

3 stars.... As per David.. .. Actually, we reckon 4

This review is for the Domestic Terminal. And it's pretty much O.K. Nothing to write home about and my only gripe is that everything closes very early for a 'major' airport. I'm a big fan of a cheeky beer and a snack before I board my plane if I'm early for my flight yet 4/4 of my visits to this airport everything has been closed except the subway. It's not like I'm taking very late flights either, I'm talking 6pm - 7.30pm weekday departures. Not early, but not too late either. What's the point of having 5/6 bars if they all close at 6pm? Lol

Well laid out airport let down by the lack of decent dining options and average WiFi. Mojo have repeatedly let us down(they closed early on a whim). Another good dining option would be ideal.

Good shops/cafes, vantage points, service.
Parking expensive!

Excellent service, clean facility, and easy to navigate.

The best little airport in NZ. And free WiFi! Edit: wow you now have AC WiFi!

Pretty good airport, fairly easy to navigate for domestic flights, clear signage, drop off + pick up point easy to access, some shops and fairly easy to understand layout

Polite informative helpful staff, thanks Steve and your team especially Rob...

Customer service here is priceless. BILLION $$$ +++ SERVICE HERE

Wellington airport is fun and vibrant, there are loads of good eateries there and the Blue Lady serves the best chai lattes in the country

Small but nice airport ! Offers plenty of eating options.

Nice clean
10 mins to city

For starters it's the only airport in town. The main airlines are Air NZ, Jetstar and Sounds.
Access is tricky and not often cheap. There is a public transport option, in the form of buses to town and you can walk, but it's a long way.
International flights are to the east coast of Australia, national flights are to Auckland in the north, Invercargill in the south and most airports in between.
Entry on the top floor, exit at the ground floor. The domestic and regional end of the terminal, despite being newly expanded, is often jampacked. The international end is usually much quieter and a better place to find a seat.
The dragons and giant eagles are cool.

Great airport: awesome views, good food options, free wifi, and power outlets. Service staff are friendly, and moving through security is quick and painless.

Bit of a marathon to walk from some of the regional planes to the terminal; suggest you install a travellator and some heating.

What a pleasure to be at Wellington airport. Lots food options. Clean !!! fresh and a great atmosphere compared to Auckland last week
Keep it up, it is awesome. Wishbone fabulous food and coffee. U.B.W great service, great wine. Clean and friendly .

Very Clean toilets, nice range of duty free and helpful car hire agencies! Auckland should take note

Clean, efficient, and always a pleasure to fly out of. Never had a bad experience and security, domestic AND international is a breeze.

Great wee airport, and with the current renovations it's only getting better. Parking is currently a nightmare, especially if you haven't been here before, but there are plans to improve this over the next year or two.

The airport of Wellington is small and clear. The service staff and the staff of the immigration and food patrol were friendly and service-oriented.

At the airport there is a Vodafone desk where you can buy a New Zealand SIM right after your arrival.

The approach to Wellington was worth seeing.

According to Wikipedia, the airport was opened in October 1959.

According to the operator, it is open 22 hours a day, from 3:30 in the morning to 1:30 in the morning.

Well Signed and facilitys inthe departure area.
Annoucements needed to be clearer.Over alla good experience

Well decorated and modern, friendly staff, some good shopping options, great cafes.

Good building with easy reachable services. Staff are generally friendly and security is good but not in ur face 'American like'

Quite small but all right I guess. Didn't have to walk far to reach the departure areas.
Parking is quite expensive though.

Small cute airport, I like the Lord of the rings features

Nice layout, easy to find flights and facilities. Service is a little slow though.

There's a very limited selection of food places available, most of them cafes which sell the same cabinet foods. Theres only 1 asian restaurant which only opens at 11. The help desks were all unattended, and I had to wait 15mins for someone to pick up the help phone.

Really nice to see Embark cafe has free range food.

Wellington airport located at stewart duff drive. International and domestic terminals are under the same building so don't get confused! Drop off is on level 1 and pick up is on ground floor and taxi and bus is also on ground floor. Plenty of spaces for car parks and new car park building is under construction. Thank you for reading

A relatively small Wellington international airport filled with shopping Cafe dining and souvenir shops. Great transportation including separate meeting spaces for Uber. Very clean and well managed. Also a good place to go for weekend-out, not just for airport purpose. I d say it s the coolest international airport in the capital of the world :)

Clean and small. That's what you need really. People complaining about not enough shopping, you can go to a shopping centre

I've been to this airport many times and the service has always been great. I showed up 30 minutes before my flight (one of the first times I've been so late) and was shown no sympathy. No one tried to help me out, they basically said yeah you've missed it despite it only being 8:10 when I was printed my late to check in ticket and the flight boarding time 8:30.

I enjoyed the wearable art display. Seeing the huge Falcons hanging from the ceiling. But loved the dragon . Nice friendly customer service. It was a beautiful day.

I am totally appalled by WGTN Airport. Cold, uncomfortable poorly serviced. Departure lounges closed in the middle of the day.
Ghastly place. I will always try to avoid this airport in future. Better to get a flight to Auckland then a bus to Wellington then suffer the indignity of spending time there.

Airport is good. Where they have forced uber to move from under cover pick ups to out in the open. So people have to walk and then wait in the rain. Ridiculous

Sushi and a Wine, great way to wait for a flight, Excellent service from both.

Perfectly nice local airport. Eagles (LOTR) in lobby

I had a great time visiting Australia. Lovely country. selfie :3

Inside is fantastic.
Carparking is a nightmare.
Only public transport is a bus.

Easy to get lost there, so know where you are going.

Personally had a bad experience, no one at any of the customer help desks. Once I found some one they where extremely rude when assisting, no compassion. Then to top things off the app didn't work and flight was 45 min delayed and they gutted me $405 for a flight to Auckland. Sad to see with all the job cuts air newzealnds standards have dropped to a new low very sad.

Couldn't find an open bar at 0530, but otherwise a nice visit. Check out the wicked giant Eagle, don't know where to get tickets for that flight though... Maybe need a magic ring?

Welly airport is such a cool place. Always feel welcome.

Love the architecture of the main terminals, parking is predictably expensive.

Wellington international airport is easy to navigate, no problems finding the rental car agents after getting out of the secure part of the terminal. SIM card booths were also easy to find and helpful for my stay in New Zealand. Security took a little longer than expected because I hit the wrong button on the automated system. The security kiosks could use an imporved user experience, as it did not let me go back to pick what I meant to press. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The bag checks were speedy and didn't take long either.

Great airport! Plenty of shops, nice atmosphere... Oh, and planes!!

Lovely little airport, shame about the over-priced food...

Wellington Airport is both international and domestic. A bus runs between the airport and the CBD station. Lord of the Rings characters have large dimensions above the terminal, Eagles & Smaug made in large dimensions. The guarantee payment was updated recently. Parking is also available. Some shops where you can buy gifts, souvenirs or have something to eat, dessert, coffee and drinks.

Filled with Lord of the rings characters!!! So cool!!!

Extremely racist and short minded people working at the passport control. I was on a trip to australia and before flying back to Europe went for two days to visit a friend in Wellington. I have a European Union Eastern European passport. The immigration people decided that I wanted to stay illegally in New Zealand. They asked me to unpack all my luggage, telling me that this was a routine procedure and I was randomly selected to be checked if I am not carrying drugs. I spent more than two hours in the arrivals. I be been to New Zealand before and flew from Auckland where the passport control agents were more civilised and friendlier to tourists.

Good airport which is close to Wellington. Mojo coffee is the best shop there.

Not in one place does it say domestic arrivals. You have to infer where that is through multiple sources of information.

Friendly, lovely , engaging staff. Security ok - never a great experience anywhere. Weta "art" homage - awful. Very scary and unnecessary. Thank you for your time.

One of the friendliest Airports in the world to visit.

Everything shuts before all the arrivals and departures have finished for the evening leaving nothing for patrons to eat or drink.

I was disappointed with the toilet facilities, the women's toilets in the departure area was ugly at the back of the wash hand basins. When I flew in to Wellington I used the toilets in the baggage area and was embarrassed to think that these were the first impression visitors may get of NZ. These issues would not take a lot to fix

Wanna talk about Radagast's eagles? 5 stars by default.

It was good. I was at a meeting that was held at Ridges Hotel at the Airport today

While somewhat limited in scope, gets the job done. The large scale model's are quite impressive...

This airport is great for plane watching, as many major roads surround the airport. I find the split level entryway a little confusing, but it's ok as this airport is naturally condensed due to the small amount of land it's based on.

Haven't had any issues with this airport. Plenty of comfortable seats to enjoy the view and plenty of stores to browse.