Originally Posted by
henrus
It's been a while since I flown out of Christchurch but the Air NZ trans tasman checkin used to close 30 minutes prior to departure or when boarding starts (which ever one comes first).
I used to use it with those 6am flights and was still able to checkin and print a boarding pass from kiosks at 5:20am.
That being said I was traveling with only carry on baggage so maybe that made things easier.
There is also a lot less international flights at CHC than AKL, SYD, etc (so very quick through immigration & security and not far to get to the gate).