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Auckland Airport (AKL)
Airport Facilities
(Auckland, North Island, New Zealand NZ)
Auckland Airport (AKL) contains over 80 airport shops, including well-stocked duty-free outlets, restaurants, cafés, and excellent facilities for the disabled within both the Auckland International and Domestic airport terminal buildings, as you would expect from such an important airport on the North Island of New Zealand.
The duty-free shops at Auckland Airport offer a large selection of tax-free goods and are close to numerous cafés, coffee shops, newsagents and fashion boutiques. The terminal buildings serve many major airlines, travelling from Auckland to a large number of different destinations throughout New Zealand and around the world, including Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Airport Information Desks
Tel: +64 (0)9 275 6467
Auckland Airport's Tourism Information desks can be found on the ground floors of AKL Airport's main arrivals hall areas in the International Terminal and Domestic Terminal buildings. Operated by helpful airport staff, easily recognised by their distinctive blue coats, the Tourism Information desks at Auckland Airport provide a wide range of travel facts, directions, and information about Auckland and the North Island of New Zealand, weather conditions and also up-to-date airline flight times.
Shops, Duty-Free and Retail Outlets
Auckland Airport (AKL) is home to exceptional airport shopping facilities, with more than 100 shops located throughout both AKL Airport's International Terminal and Domestic Terminal buildings. The main shops include food outlets, gift shops, New Zealand beachwear shops, camera stores, newsagents, bookstores, high quality fashion boutiques, authentic Aboriginal artefact and souvenir shops, art galleries and an airport florist. AKL Airport is also home to a number of duty-free shopping outlets, where you can save up to 40 percent on tax-free airport goods such as alcohol, fragrances, cosmetics, tobacco, electronics, footwear, jewellery, china and gifts.
Bars, Cafés and Restaurants
There are plenty of good dining options at Auckland Airport (AKL), including a range of airport cafés, coffee shops, restaurants, snack bars, fast food outlets, and wine bars. Offering a vast choice of New Zealand and international cuisine, together with basic snack foods, such as pastries, cakes and sandwiches, restaurants and bars can be found throughout both of AKL Airport's terminal buildings and include an espresso bar and a sushi bar.
Currency Exchange, Communications and Banking Facilities
There are a number of fast and efficient currency exchange outlets and banking facilities available around Auckland Airport (AKL), including ATM cashpoint machines throughout AKL Airport's Domestic Terminal and International Terminal buildings. Bureau de change outlets at Auckland Airport (AKL) provide a convenient way to exchange various worldwide currencies into New Zealand Dollars (NZD), and also travellers cheques. Operated by the Bank of New Zealand, currency exchange outlets also provide a range of travel insurance and other airport travel-related services.
Business and Conference Facilities
Business and conference facilities are available at Auckland Airport (AKL) and there are good range of business-related services, including two large conference rooms in the airport's International Terminal building, and additional meeting rooms situated in AKL Airport's New Zealand Domestic Terminal building, such as the 'Clubhouse', the 'Cabin' and the 'Coachrooms'. Business facilities include telephones, photocopying, audiovisual equipment and fast Internet access, laptop connections and spacious VIP airport lounges.
Disabled Facilities
Auckland Airport (AKL) is fully physically-accessible for travellers with disabilities, with disabled facilities including ramp walkways, wheelchair set downs, easy access for wheelchair users, wide lifts / elevators to all floors, ATM cashpoint machines with Braille keys, and designated disabled parking spaces in Auckland Airport's car parking areas. Wheelchairs are also available if required, although it is always advisable for disabled travellers to inform the airport of any special requirements prior to arriving at Auckland. The airport's information desk contains further information about all of the disabled facilities offered to passengers.
Other Facilities
Other facilities at Auckland Airport (AKL) include an airline sales desk, luggage storage, luggage trolleys, bicycle facilities, regular flight announcements, airport Internet kiosks, lost property desks, passenger assistance, Muslim prayer mats, medical services and basic first aid facilities. Auckland Airport also features public telephones operated by both coins and phone cards, a popular airport museum, nursery facilities for young babies, baby changing areas in the female toilets, a childcare centre, a children's airport entertainment centre, indoor and outdoor playground areas for children, designated smoking areas in the forecourts of AKL Airport's terminals, bathrooms and shower facilities, a miniature golf course, airport day rooms, video games and drinking water fountains.
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