Ash Thom, general manager of Dunedin Airport’s new cafe, Fuel to Fly, pours a coffee yesterday before the cafe’s opening this morning.

The addition of the cafe, on the airport’s upper floor, is part of a wider terminal enhancement project.

In a statement, Dunedin Airport CEO Daniel De Bono said the cafe looked “stunning” and offered a good range of food and drink to travellers.

The cafe includes Modbar, a “state-of-the-art technology, under-counter espresso machine” which would elevate coffee, an airport spokeswoman said.

“The machine is the largest of only two in the South Island and only a handful around the country.”

Fuel to Fly opens one hour before the first flight of the day.

The spokeswoman said visitors would see a lot of work on level one as terminal renovations wrapped-up over the next few months.

A renovated area would be revealed in October and another section in January 2026.

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