Originally Posted by
jackk763
We are flying AKL-ORD in January. We were planning on spending a couple of days on the South Island and were thinking of booking CHC-AKL or ZQN-AKL earlier in the day, also on NZ, with a 3+ hr connection at AKL.
Will Air NZ check bags through to final destination on two Air NZ tickets/PNRs? If the domestic leg gets delayed or cancelled and we misconnect, will Air NZ be helpful?
Some reports of NZ doing this, but YMMV! You carry all the risk of a mis-connect and ZQN can have weather issues (wind in Summer).
1. maybe, but under no obligation to do so
2. mis-connect means you’d be a ‘no show’ at AKL. I doubt NZ would be ‘helpful’ beyond meeting the requirements of your ticket (ie it flexible).