same year. Mount Cook Airlines began ATR-72 services to Dunedin in November 1995. Kiwi Air collapsed in September 1996. Ansett New Zealand became Qantas New Zealand in September 2000 and collapsed in April 2001, leaving Origin Pacific to step in for a time. In about 2005, the check-in space was enlarged and a new international arrival area was added. The present terminal building was opened in October 2005. Freedom Air was absorbed into Air New Zealand at the end of March 2008. Virgin Australia began flying to Dunedin in July 2008, followed by Jetstar in July 2011. This airport is the third busiest and largest in the South Island of New Zealand, after Christchurch International Airport and Queenstown Airport. Air New Zealand used to fly to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney until it divested responsibility to Virgin in 2010. Virgin ceased flights to Melbourne and Sydney in 2014, and has withdrawn from the 4 weekly (VA120/123) Brisbane route since March 2020. At the moment the airport has no international services. The airport's name was changed from Dunedin International Airport to Dunedin Airport in 2015. Infrastructure and services Traffic and statistics In 1963, a total of 100,000 passengers passed through the airport. It received its first international flight in 1994, and in 1995, there was a total of 520,000 passengers. This figure declined to 481,000 in 2000 with a total of 19,000 aircraft movements. It was predicted that by 2015 aircraft movements would exceed 38,000 with a projected 1,000,000 passengers. For the 2009 financial year passengers numbered 770,206. In 2018, the airport announced that passenger numbers had reached 1,035,645 per year. Air New Zealand Koru Club A Lounge is available for Club members and Air NZ Gold/Gold Elite and Star Alliance Gold Frequent Flyers. Runway In 2009, Dunedin International Airport Limited announced it had the land and consent to extend the runway from to , at a cost of NZ$20 million. The extension would accommodate larger aircraft, on longer haul routes from as far afield as the United States and Southeast Asia. It also stressed that this extension would take place when needed and not simply as a project just for the sake of a longer runway. Housing Dunedin International Airport Limited owns Momona Village, a small housing community adjacent to the airport. Airlines and destinations Mainland Air is based at the airport, and operates scenic, charter and ambulance flights. Mainland Aviation