LAX connection Q
Sep 30, 2019, 11:47 am
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LAX connection Q
First time flying back to lhr from sfo this morning using air new zealand hopefully someone else has done this and knows an answer.
We're using alaska to connect from SFO (tickets bought on NZ stock) and they haven't printed our onward boarding passes for Lax-Lhr here at sfo and said we need to get them printed at Lax. Does anyone know if I can do that airside (maybe at the star lounge) or am I going to have to leave and re-clear security ? We're flying business and star gold if it helps.
Thanks in advance.
We're using alaska to connect from SFO (tickets bought on NZ stock) and they haven't printed our onward boarding passes for Lax-Lhr here at sfo and said we need to get them printed at Lax. Does anyone know if I can do that airside (maybe at the star lounge) or am I going to have to leave and re-clear security ? We're flying business and star gold if it helps.
Thanks in advance.
Sep 30, 2019, 12:21 pm
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Depending on the terminal you land sg you can walk and stay airside right through to TBIT and have passes printed in the lounge.
Watch carefully for signage though.
Did this on Friday last week and previously many times from T7
Watch carefully for signage though.
Did this on Friday last week and previously many times from T7
Sep 30, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Thanks, that helps a lot. Coming in to T5 so can use the underground tunnels and T4 bridge to get to TBIT airside so not having to do security will help a lot. Not entirely sure why NZ are using Alaska and not United as a *A partner to do the connection but that's one of lifes little mysteries 
Sep 30, 2019, 5:54 pm
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First time flying back to lhr from sfo this morning using air new zealand hopefully someone else has done this and knows an answer.
We're using alaska to connect from SFO (tickets bought on NZ stock) and they haven't printed our onward boarding passes for Lax-Lhr here at sfo and said we need to get them printed at Lax. Does anyone know if I can do that airside (maybe at the star lounge) or am I going to have to leave and re-clear security ? We're flying business and star gold if it helps.
Thanks in advance.
We're using alaska to connect from SFO (tickets bought on NZ stock) and they haven't printed our onward boarding passes for Lax-Lhr here at sfo and said we need to get them printed at Lax. Does anyone know if I can do that airside (maybe at the star lounge) or am I going to have to leave and re-clear security ? We're flying business and star gold if it helps.
Thanks in advance.
Oct 1, 2019, 12:39 am
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Air NZ are pretty picky about boarding passes and will typically only accept boarding passes they have printed for travel.
Oct 1, 2019, 5:06 am
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The downside of them using Alaska is that my our bags didn't receive priority tagging so we're now sat waiting at the luggage carosel! First world problems I guess.
Oct 2, 2019, 9:18 am
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Alaska doesn't use priority tags at all anymore. They have some sort of delivery within 20 minutes guarantee or you get extra points. But that only works within their network, not when they hand the bags over to another carrier.