Transfer In AKL

[Oliver Gigacz]

I am planning on trying to catch the Air New Zealand 787-9 in December when it will be on the 09:00 (NZ103) Sydney service on Saturdays. My plan is the catch the 23:50 JQ service from Melbourne on Friday night which gets in to Auckland at 5:30 on Saturday morning. So this is a three and a half layover.

My question is can I check in online with Air New Zealand and go through the airport transfer instead of having to go through customs and then check in and go through customs again?

 

[serfty]

AirNZ do not have OLCI for international flights.

There is an AirNZ transfer desk airside at AKL International where you can check in with no luggage - somewhere near the low numbered gates IIRC.

Just use the international transfer facility.

 

[bullerdude]

Yep once you get off the plane you can go straight through the international transit, which is basically a security checkpoint back into the departure area, without having to clear customs etc. I have do it before - its easy to find.

 

[Oliver Gigacz]

Yep once you get off the plane you can go straight through the international transit, which is basically a security checkpoint back into the departure area, without having to clear customs etc. I have do it before - its easy to find.

Yes but I will have to check in.

 

[bullerdude]

Once through security head over to the 'international transfer desk' and they will issue a boarding pass.