AIRNZ flight opening times
Sep 2, 2015, 12:28 am
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AIRNZ flight opening times
Are Airnz still strict on the flight opening times ?
I recall a few years ago (I was about 4 hours before the flight departure) "the flight had not opened and that they required the supervisor to open the flight so we had to wait a couple of more hours
I recall a few years ago (I was about 4 hours before the flight departure) "the flight had not opened and that they required the supervisor to open the flight so we had to wait a couple of more hours
Sep 2, 2015, 12:42 am
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Early opening of flights ex BNE
Would you be able to enter the Virgin domestic lounge then and wait till the AIRNZ international flight opens with no boarding pass ?
(But I can show them the Virgin Ticket [I am flying on a VA flight in a few hours time])
The ticket purchased is a Virgin Marketed ticket but checkin is at Airnz as it is a Airnz plane.
Sep 2, 2015, 12:49 am
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My experience is Air NZ international flights are opened for check in at departing airport around 3.5 hours before departure, except US-bound flights open earlier.
For remote check-in (i.e. where you have previous connecting flights) this seems to be 24 hours before departure outside NZ and same day inside NZ.
For remote check-in (i.e. where you have previous connecting flights) this seems to be 24 hours before departure outside NZ and same day inside NZ.
Sep 2, 2015, 12:49 am
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Sep 2, 2015, 12:53 am
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That is surprising. I've always had issues trying to check in early for NZ at LAX or SFO.
Sep 2, 2015, 1:44 am
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Originally Posted by KiwiSurfer
Recently at LAX I managed to check into a NZ flight with baggage at around 1pm for a 10pm flight. I was expecting a fuss but they just did it with no questions asked which I was really pleased about
Visited/transited LAX 2 weeks ago. My inbound flight was with TK9 which lands at ~4:30pm, while my outbound (back home) was NZ3 at 11:15pm.
When I originally landed at LAX on NZ6 a week prior that around 12:30pm, actually went up to departures (after a 1.5hr queue at LAX CBP/immigration, but that's another story...) and ask the NZ counter staff how early I could check-in for NZ3, was told that they stay open pretty much from when NZ2 departs for LHR until last flight out.
Which is mightily handy for a long transit, you can check-in/dump luggage off then can wander off for a few hours before the evening flight home.
Sep 2, 2015, 3:57 am
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You could try one of the NZ kiosks, I've used the ones in AKL before they openend the check-in area in the morning without problems.