Wellington domestic Air NZ security queue
Apr 30, 2021, 7:15 pm
#16
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Last Friday of school holidays perhaps with less experienced travellers held up at the screening gates?
Also maybe subtle differences in how you may get pulled aside for the staff to look through your bag, adding to the processing time.
On a day trip recently, I breezed through the secirity at WLG, but at CHC for the return my tray got diverted sideways to the manual inspection conveyor belt.
The difference was my jacket (keys in pocket) in the tray beside my backpack in WLG, while in CHC I had put my jacket and keys in my bag.
Also maybe subtle differences in how you may get pulled aside for the staff to look through your bag, adding to the processing time.
On a day trip recently, I breezed through the secirity at WLG, but at CHC for the return my tray got diverted sideways to the manual inspection conveyor belt.
The difference was my jacket (keys in pocket) in the tray beside my backpack in WLG, while in CHC I had put my jacket and keys in my bag.
Apr 30, 2021, 9:26 pm
#17
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How many of AVSEC staff in AKL/WLG/CHC are still allocated to MIQ? With Tasman flights starting backup that could be causing pressure.
Apparently according to some AVSEC staff in AKL, the current area can’t get the upgrade due to the low ceiling height an lack of floor space. Maybe be an bonus for now....
Apparently according to some AVSEC staff in AKL, the current area can’t get the upgrade due to the low ceiling height an lack of floor space. Maybe be an bonus for now....
May 2, 2021, 3:25 pm
#18
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How many of AVSEC staff in AKL/WLG/CHC are still allocated to MIQ? With Tasman flights starting backup that could be causing pressure.
Apparently according to some AVSEC staff in AKL, the current area can’t get the upgrade due to the low ceiling height an lack of floor space. Maybe be an bonus for now....
Apparently according to some AVSEC staff in AKL, the current area can’t get the upgrade due to the low ceiling height an lack of floor space. Maybe be an bonus for now....
May 6, 2021, 10:18 pm
#19
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Interesting. Wellington Airport’s social media page provided an update on the security queues being caused by inadequate AVSEC staff. resourcing at peak times.
Complaints are being directed to the CAA.
Complaints are being directed to the CAA.
May 6, 2021, 10:22 pm
#20
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Which would imply that staff are still allocated to MIQ then? or did AVSEC let WLG based staff go.
May 7, 2021, 2:39 pm
#21
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On a day trip recently, I breezed through the secirity at WLG, but at CHC for the return my tray got diverted sideways to the manual inspection conveyor belt.
The difference was my jacket (keys in pocket) in the tray beside my backpack in WLG, while in CHC I had put my jacket and keys in my bag.
The difference was my jacket (keys in pocket) in the tray beside my backpack in WLG, while in CHC I had put my jacket and keys in my bag.
May 7, 2021, 3:51 pm
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Jul 7, 2021, 12:08 am
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Jul 7, 2021, 12:31 pm
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Jul 7, 2021, 1:11 pm
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That's been the typical length of the queue on all my flights in the last month - it's typically only about 10 mins at the very most like that.
It's a vast improvement on the couple of months before where the queue was often extending out back past the regional area to the cafe and shops and taking ~30 mins to clear security.
It's a vast improvement on the couple of months before where the queue was often extending out back past the regional area to the cafe and shops and taking ~30 mins to clear security.