Who do I believe re LAX Transit times?
Aug 20, 2014, 11:16 pm
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I have rung ANZ again and was given the same answer as last night. 75 Mins was OK. However when I pressed them further to have a look at the LAX website for connection times they admitted that MCT was in fact 120 mins and I would need to have my tickets altered. Mrs ZK however says she asked the TA about the short connection time when paying for the tickets. The TA rang ANZ while she was there and was told 75 mins was OK (on the speakerphone for all to hear)
Long story short I will change the booking to the later flight, pay the change fees and suggest to the TA she refers to FT if she wants the right info first time
Again thanks for the responses
ZK-BEU
Long story short I will change the booking to the later flight, pay the change fees and suggest to the TA she refers to FT if she wants the right info first time
Again thanks for the responses
ZK-BEU
FWIW, the last time I entered the USA at LAX before getting Global Entry it took well over an hour at TBIT from the time I received my checked bag (after immigration/passport control) until I was able to exit the customs area and recheck my bag. On that day, every passenger on my flight was being sent to secondary agricultural inspection and there were some big aircraft that landed shortly before we did. A two hour connection would have been very tight for me that day.
Aug 21, 2014, 4:01 am
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Aug 21, 2014, 1:31 pm
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I've found that I've become amazingly daring since I got Global Entry: instead of allowing 3-4 hours for connections on arriving into LAX, I now have sometimes gone down to 2 hours for connections! Amazing, I know!
Aug 22, 2014, 12:44 am
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Any update or certainty on dates for the shift to TBIT?
I'm on NZ6 late October, connecting to Air Canada - currently both T2 and straightforward enough with transit time available, but TBIT-to-T2 transit may affect my comfort level...
I'm on NZ6 late October, connecting to Air Canada - currently both T2 and straightforward enough with transit time available, but TBIT-to-T2 transit may affect my comfort level...
Aug 22, 2014, 12:48 pm
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What is this "checked bag" thing of which you speak?
I've found that I've become amazingly daring since I got Global Entry: instead of allowing 3-4 hours for connections on arriving into LAX, I now have sometimes gone down to 2 hours for connections! Amazing, I know!
I've found that I've become amazingly daring since I got Global Entry: instead of allowing 3-4 hours for connections on arriving into LAX, I now have sometimes gone down to 2 hours for connections! Amazing, I know!
But then again, I've transited LAX a number of times and don't find it a particularly stressful airport - which is apparently unusual.
Aug 22, 2014, 3:07 pm
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After reading all the discussion about LAX, I'm wondering why the OP needs to go through LAX at all.
Air NZ does a direct flight AKL-YVR. Transfer WLG-AKL-YVR would be much simpler.
I avoid LAX whenever I can.
Air NZ does a direct flight AKL-YVR. Transfer WLG-AKL-YVR would be much simpler.
I avoid LAX whenever I can.
Last edited by celle; Aug 22, 2014 at 3:07 pm Reason: Typo
Aug 22, 2014, 4:24 pm
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I just did 1h55m LHR-LAX-SJC connecting from NZ onto AA, on separate tickets. I'm a filthy foreigner and don't have Global Entry, and I wouldn't have described it as even vaguely tight. Even if I had checked a bag, I don't think it would have been a problem - NZ1 bags were definitely on the carousel when I walked past.
But then again, I've transited LAX a number of times and don't find it a particularly stressful airport - which is apparently unusual.
But then again, I've transited LAX a number of times and don't find it a particularly stressful airport - which is apparently unusual.
My experiences are very inconsistent. In May I went through from plane to curbside in roughly 15 minutes (carry-on only, sitting in Business, AKL-LAX). Earlier this month it took 2+ hours to do the same (carry-on only, sitting in Premium Economy, LHR-LAX).
Aug 22, 2014, 8:07 pm
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Aug 22, 2014, 10:00 pm
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I just did 1h55m LHR-LAX-SJC connecting from NZ onto AA, on separate tickets. I'm a filthy foreigner and don't have Global Entry, and I wouldn't have described it as even vaguely tight. Even if I had checked a bag, I don't think it would have been a problem - NZ1 bags were definitely on the carousel when I walked past.
But then again, I've transited LAX a number of times and don't find it a particularly stressful airport - which is apparently unusual.
But then again, I've transited LAX a number of times and don't find it a particularly stressful airport - which is apparently unusual.
Be interesting to see how it changes at TBIT. Flying other airlines through TBIT I haven't had as long to get through immigration & customs, based on a smaller sample at various times of day and night.