Originally Posted by
GoingAway
Great job on the trip report ....
- At AKL, when you checked in for the return flights - did you go into the premium lounge area or just to the counter? The agents, at least in the premium area, will take your NZ departure fee and process it for you there (no need for second stop), also there is a dedicated immigration person with a separate escalator that puts you in front of the security line (not that I've seen much of a security line there yet)
- Also, did you get invites to the arrivals lounge at SFO? Sounds like your connection was tight, so you were rushing to your flight, but otherwise it's a nice stop before dealing with security again
- Don't sweat not having your plat status before your trip, it wouldn't have garnered you anything at least not at CHC CP (plat didn't get me anything) or the IC (they look at the ambassador sts), don't know about ZQN
At AKL return, I didn't know there was a premium lounge where I could check-in. We had a tight connection and I went directly to the regular NZ counter. The premium lounge sounds like a good tip,
especially for those with tight connections.
I didn't know my connecting flight was delayed otherwise I would have gone to the arrivals lounge at SFO to spend the time. That would have been a nice experience. I remember reading on a different thread that it closed by late morning anyway?
Thanks for that feedback about PC Platinum, sounds like I didn't miss anything at all!