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It certainly isn't sweet. Looks worse than economy.

https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/lounges Access to Regional and Domestic lounges: Air New Zealand customers connecting to or from an international Air New Zealand Business Premier flight on the same ticket, are entitled to lounge access prior to departure. Must be travelling on a...

Very low chance of them ever being available unless you have sq pps status, absent a last minute cancellation (or op-up) by some one who had selected the bulkhead seat. Pps (or is it pps Solitaire?) can select these at any time and they're in high demand. Most sq flights would have enough pps...

Ack. I'm in MEL the Friday before and after, but not 11th. I missed the July meet by a week too :(

Early morning is always busy. Don't order food unless you have at least 20 minutes for food to arrive.

All Blacks charter.

Awards booked through partners are always works for nz shorthaul. So get checked bag, meal and ife.

Not quite. There are now half price fares for kids. Some regions weren't ready for this so for example half price fares for all will continue to apply in Wellington until an unspecified date in August.

Many years ago when nz flew nrt-chc-akl with 747 you could buy j for chc-akl for just a few dollars more than y. Was probably around the price in the op, but this was ~20 years ago.

Not just reused for return flights. I once had to accept 2nd choice flight on a DONEx because I was flying aa with 2 1st choice flights aaa-bbb-ccc (change of direction at bbb so not just a tag flight) on same day with same flight number. Computer wouldn't allow it to be ticketed despite valiant...

US secondary airports can be hit and miss for immigration. Yes, not as many intl arrivals (excluding Canada which has pre-clearance) so much shorter queues. But I've also had some of the slowest entries (as in multiple hours to clear) due to over-zealous cbp agents who haven't seen "odd" travel...

Not really any different to the lax flights.

Wow 2 in a row with priority boarding being enforced

Yes. I've had trips where so many SCs posted in the same day that I had 3 loyalty bonuses waiting for my selection

I must be half asleep still. I initially read this as Jetstar Asia (airline code 3K), wondered why JT would be flying them. 🤪

AKL does not have a curfew. In the past there have been scheduled arrivals and departures around 2, 3 and 4am. It us WLG and ZQN that have curfews.

First time in ages qf enforcing priority boarding on a domestic flight. They are also enforcing max 2 carry on items - several pax sent back down the airbridge for 3 bags or 2 bags plus personal item.

Decent risk of misconnection judging by how often NZ flights from USA arrive a bit late, assuming qf doesn't hold the connecting flights other than qf4 itself.

Not my longest but one that sticks to mind is Akl-sin-bkk-sin-ewr-sin-bkk-sin-akl-lax-sfo with all transits before my first night in a hotel at sfo. NYC to California the long way! Sin-ewr vv were inaugural flights, and the flight back sfo-akl after one night in sfo was the 2nd flight on the...

Via Akl is better, and more SCs.