Originally Posted by
grteyes2
]Curious as to comment about this being a request of the US to NZ security. If true, then why not all non US carriers with flights to/from the states?
It's not a US request. As a US citizen, I've flown back into the US about a dozen times in the past year and not one airline (United, Lufthansa, British Airways, or Continental) has had such a requirement. Only Air New Zealand. And best I can recall, it was only really an issue on flights out of LAX. I think it was even an issue on flights to RAR and LHR, not just AKL.
However, I can definitely say that I asked on two occasions at LAX, as a J passenger, if I could carry on my 21" rollaboard, and was told no, as it weight (slightly) more than 7kg.