Airline change [QF to NZ]
Nov 30, 2018, 10:33 am
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No. QF will not interline checked baggage on separate itineraries, other than QF to QF/EK
Link---> QF- no checking of luggage separate itineraries from 1 Sep [2016 some exceptions]
You will need to allow a good amount of time to go through immigration, customs & bio security with all your checked & carry on bags. Then to Air NZ check in and back through emigration
Airport info SYDNEY (SYD) - amenities, transfers, transport Click to open the wiki
Depending on your passport you may need an Australian visa for the little time you are in Australia (land side).
Australia immigration (incl ETA visa) & customs Click to open the wiki
Smartgate at Australia & NZ immigration Click to open the wiki
Link---> QF- no checking of luggage separate itineraries from 1 Sep [2016 some exceptions]
You will need to allow a good amount of time to go through immigration, customs & bio security with all your checked & carry on bags. Then to Air NZ check in and back through emigration
Airport info SYDNEY (SYD) - amenities, transfers, transport Click to open the wiki
Depending on your passport you may need an Australian visa for the little time you are in Australia (land side).
Australia immigration (incl ETA visa) & customs Click to open the wiki
Smartgate at Australia & NZ immigration Click to open the wiki
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Nov 30, 2018 at 9:24 pm Reason: added Au visa sentence
Nov 30, 2018, 12:26 pm
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Let's move this thread to the Qantas forum where you might receive further assistance in addition to the excellent information already supplied.
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Dec 1, 2018, 6:29 pm
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No way around this unless the computer is down and they hand-write the baggage tag at CGK (always a possibility, particularly if your tip is large enough). QF does interline to NZ on a single ticket, but on separate tickets it is a big hassle at SYD (depending on time of day of your arrival, it can take 2 hours to get checked bags and clear customs, though 30-45 min is more usual). And you have to get over to NZ checkin before it closes for your flight (typically 60 min). I'd suggest 3 hours connecting time is minimum viable, maybe 4 hours to be safe. Switching to separate QF ticket instead of Air NZ might be worth the cancellation fee.
Dec 2, 2018, 1:44 am
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Agree. If QF imposed a fee at check in for bag transfer on separate tickets then this problem could be managed - assuming the fee was reasonable.