New premium check in AKL Intl
#16
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,405
#17
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Programs: Air New Zealand Elite (*A G), Qantas Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 90
Agree. I'd prefer some "Express Smartgates" and a dedicated "Express Security" (although sometimes this happens) than having to go to the dedicated manned immigration counter. These days I usually just go through the smartgate and join the security line rather than wait in the queue for express immigration.
For the peasants on a passport that can't support it (Dutch in my case) - yay for the officer
#19
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ Elite, QF Platinum (LTS), VA Platinum
Posts: 1,671
Sometimes it was congested, I think people come in and see off their relatives etc, and to be honest its really easy to walk in and use the elevator even if you weren't flying NZ or weren't koru, it's not like it was manned. Sometimes someone would ask if you were koru etc but < 50% for sure.
#20
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,055
#21
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: NZ*Elite *G, QF*G, SPG*Platinum, Accor*Platinum, Hilton*Gold
Posts: 1,006
#22
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,405
#24
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,405
#25
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Programs: Air New Zealand Elite (*A G), Qantas Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 90
#27
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,405
If it was an massive group, it would be another story. But if its just you and a couple of mates I've never had an problem. Even on seperate bookings some staff will try to moving your traveling parterns so they are seated closer.
#28
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 365
Used the 'Premium' checkin this morning - wasn't overly impressed. The lighting had a terrible hue and the staff member accepting the bags complained about having a sore back despite our bags only being 19kg/15kg/14kg. She grabbed one of them as it was moving to fast and then moaned about hurting herself. She didn't make one feel that one was a premium customer.
Best feature is still the lift to the express customs line but today that wasn't much shorter than the other line although to be fair most times I go through does seem to be much faster.
Best feature is still the lift to the express customs line but today that wasn't much shorter than the other line although to be fair most times I go through does seem to be much faster.
#29
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ GOLD (*G), KLM FB S, QF S,
Posts: 291
Customs is fast but the security line is slow as it joins the rest of the normal travellers.