Originally Posted by SDF_Traveler
Would be strange that QF is doing secondary security out of SYD but UA isn't.
Yes it would be strange but I wouldn't be surprised. Prior to the separation of arriving and departing pax at AKL airport, QF used to have gate screening for flights to Australia. Supposedly this was a "requirement". Unfortunately for them no other airline flying AKL to Australia (NZ, SJ, DJ, TG, EK, LA, AR, BI, PH, TN) bothered.
Originally Posted by SDF_Traveler
I love domestic travel within Australia - Lately I've been flying between PER and MEL on a regular basis (with the occassional domestic flight to SYD). Domestic in Australia is hassle free and meeters/greeters are able to go airside. They still randomly pick people for ETD testing at the checkpoints, but it's fast and efficient.
I agree - domestic travel in Australia or NZ is much more pleasant than in US. BTW there are ways to avoid the random explosives testing in Australia. They continuously test so just fumble with your bags once through the xray (or not as the case may be)
