Air New Zealand Air Points - AKL-CHC connection times, and Air NZ airfare

Hi all,

I am arriving in AKL on May 30th at 5:15am from LAX. I only have four days in NZ, and want to spend two days in Christchurch, and two days in Auckland. As much as I'd like to fly on Air NZ from AKL to CHC the prices are quadruple compared to Qantas. I have two questions, one is there a good place to find cheap seats on AIR NZ to CHC? Secondly, there is a flight I'd like to catch that leaves for CHC at 8:30am. Do you think I could make it through customs and to the Qantas terminal with enough time to make the connection? Many thanks in advance for your replies! Cheers!

You'll make the connection, no problems. Enjoy your stay here! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Try
http://www.airnz.co.nz/
http://www.travel.co.nz/
for Air NZ tix

yep, heaps of time. AKL is actually one of those rare airports in the world that actually *facilitate* passenger movement.

FYI--I booked the AKL-CHC one-way last night on the Qantas NZ site for $43 US.

JP

Glad to see you folks coming down this way.
Let me know when your here for the welcoming mat!