Originally Posted by
celle
Melbourne, Adelaide - were these the Domestic terminals or the International?
I note that both posters have cited examples of seeing passengers arriving. How was the setup for departures?
Most Domestic terminal in NZ allow non-passengers to approach as far as the boarding gate, but departures on International flights are treated differently.
Australian domestic airports/terminals allow people without boarding passes airside (they still pass through security, of course). You do not need to show ID at security. Arriving and departing passengers are not separated from each other in domestic terminals. Also, the liquids carry on restrictions do not apply on Australian domestic flights (they apply for international flights, of course).
International is a different matter. Domestic and international gates are never in the same terminal. International arrivals are completely separated from international departures (except for international transit passengers, who pass from one area to the other, with further security checks) and only departing international passengers are allowed to pass from landslide through security and Immigration to international airside.