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Old Apr 16, 2022, 5:05 pm
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nzkarit
 
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Originally Posted by cavemanzk
The "Premium Entrance" that VA has in SYD is an great experience with own check-in counters (if you have no bags) along with screening point directly into the Lounge from the curb side is ideal, hopefully NZ will do something along the likes of this at the new Domestic Terminal. For years they have had the Premium lift at International up to customs and security, while its not as good as it used to be its still an great short cut.

With domestic A321N's arriving over the next couple of years, the amount of people with access to Premium Boarding is just going to increase. With some A320s flights already have 60plus people with Prem Boarding rights....

I think they more need to introduce 3-4 self service gates at each A320/321 boarding gate, you see now see at airports like LHR.
Generally the que point isn't the getting on board, its more the waiting to scan the QR Code on the single podium (and if your lucky someone using an hand held scanner too)/
Premium entrance thinking of current airports isn't going to work. Even when they did the extension of the south west pier at Wellington the security layout sucks and get the security queue blocking the regional gates. Could have been interesting if the extended L2 all the way over security and regional gates and done a security and longue entrance from the valet side of check-in.

Also for more boarding lanes, could make it work in Wellington & Christchurch. Auckland just doesn't have the depth at the gate (31 is the worst place). Though with more boarding lanes just going to feed people to the plane faster and the aisle will just clog up. If anything most probably better to have the queue at the gate as when in the aisle any queue gets magnified if someone needs to move even a single row. Think the big thing will be making sure than all the A321 use gates capable of rear boarding, as when they move to front only boarding it takes forever.

Also little note mobile app has a Aztec Code not a QR code, completely different standard.
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