I think part of it is that even at the busiest airport on the South Island (Christchurch) this would be a doable ask for us. My boss just has no concept of what life is like in a large country, let alone a large city. He's thinking of LaGuardia Airport as just Christchurch Airport but larger.

411,000: Population of Christchurch

8,600,000: Population of New York City (where LaGuardia is)

1,250,000: Population of New Zealand's South Island (where Christchurch is)

5,400,000: Population of New Zealand