$0 Grab a seat
Nov 28, 2012, 4:43 pm
#16
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Yes, I have one on Sunday. In the My Bookings page on myairnz.co.nz, it now says there are no details available about the booking. That is, you can no longer seat select, change, cancel, get fare info, etc.
Nov 28, 2012, 5:17 pm
#17
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justakiwi
Nov 28, 2012, 5:52 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: AKL
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After making seat selections yesterday, mine is now saying the same. Must be pretty bad if they are having to go to these sorts of measures...
Nov 28, 2012, 7:56 pm
#19
Join Date: Feb 2004
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They need to be a bit careful here. Their terms and conditions do not strictly require government issued photo identification for domestic travel. Having said that there is no legislative mandated involuntary denied boarding legislation in New Zealand like there is say in Europe.
For domestic bookings, a form of photo identification such as a driver's licence, passport, student ID card or a recognised form of company ID are the preferred methods of confirming identity. Airpoints or Koru card, Star Alliance Partner Frequent Flyer card, Air New Zealand personal UATP Travelcard, major credit card, birth certificate, Farmers card, PSIS card or Community Services card are also suitable forms of ID.
Nov 29, 2012, 12:41 am
#20
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They need to be a bit careful here. Their terms and conditions do not strictly require government issued photo identification for domestic travel. Having said that there is no legislative mandated involuntary denied boarding legislation in New Zealand like there is say in Europe.
Mind you some of my photos do look like me lol
Nov 29, 2012, 12:20 pm
#21
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Whakatane, New Zealand
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That is strange, I did a huge grabaseating trip (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...zealand-2.html) and I was never asked for ID, I was also aloud to seat request online....
Nov 29, 2012, 12:22 pm
#22
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Whakatane, New Zealand
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That is strange, I did a huge grabaseating trip (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...zealand-2.html) and I was never asked for ID, I was also aloud to seat request online....
Nov 29, 2012, 4:56 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2007
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$0 Grab a seat
Just checked in for $0 grabaseat flight Christchurch to Wellington & was ID'd again.
Looks like this might be consistent across all $0 tickets now?
Looks like this might be consistent across all $0 tickets now?
Nov 29, 2012, 5:33 pm
#26
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Nov 30, 2012, 5:14 pm
#29
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Further, if you scan ePass at the Koru kiosk, light goes green but when you then check flight on staff terminal you are still not checked in on the flight.
And I don't think it is related to amount of travel etc you do as my wife who hardly travels encountered the same problem when she went to CHC the day before and came back on the same flight I was on.
Nov 30, 2012, 7:54 pm
#30
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I flew to CHC yesterday return on these $0 and the problem is the tickets are flagged as having no "e-ticket number"; you cannot check in via kiosk. The notes that check in staff see give a contact extension number inside Air New Zealand for their anti fraud people. The notes on file specifically say photo ID is to be sighted. I asked Koru concierge to ring the number and work out what the problem was. It appears that some souls sought to sell the $0 on Trademe and this caused AirNZ to activate the extra security check. I've often wondered what percentage of people on a plane are not who they say they are and clearly it is not zero!
Further, if you scan ePass at the Koru kiosk, light goes green but when you then check flight on staff terminal you are still not checked in on the flight.
And I don't think it is related to amount of travel etc you do as my wife who hardly travels encountered the same problem when she went to CHC the day before and came back on the same flight I was on.
Further, if you scan ePass at the Koru kiosk, light goes green but when you then check flight on staff terminal you are still not checked in on the flight.
And I don't think it is related to amount of travel etc you do as my wife who hardly travels encountered the same problem when she went to CHC the day before and came back on the same flight I was on.