MEL-AKL return on the same day

[jdlover23]

Hi

I'm flying to AKL tomorrow on QF and back on Emirates - the Emerates flight leaves 2hrs after my arrival - do i need to clear immigration - or if i check in online can i just stay airside and fly straight back?

any help would be appreciated

cheers
JD

 

[tuapekastar]

Hi

I'm flying to AKL tomorrow on QF and back on Emirates - the Emerates flight leaves 2hrs after my arrival - do i need to clear immigration - or if i check in online can i just stay airside and fly straight back?

any help would be appreciated

cheers
JD

I flew LAX-AKL last year then transited to an AKL-MEL flight due to leave a few hours later. Both flights were QF, but on separate tickets, so I can't see that you should have any issues. It was off the plane from LAX, follow some signs to International transit and up an escalator. There was a standard international security check (including LAGS etc.), cannot recall if it was at the bottom or top of the escalator, then it was straight into the QP (where, incidentally, a security check of a different kind took place - two people checked under all the tables/chairs with those mirrors-on-a-stick, as well as cupboard and the like - the only time I've ever seen this happen).

Edit: I had my AKL-MEL BP issued at LAX - not sure what issues may occur with you having/not having an EK BP upon arrival - but if you're checked in online and have a BP I suppose that should be OK. I guess?

 

[serfty]

Never done that ... always went through immigration and emigration between the flights.


Aside from that, I've had no issues.

 

[munitalP]

Hi

I'm flying to AKL tomorrow on QF and back on Emirates - the Emerates flight leaves 2hrs after my arrival ....

I'll take one for the team.....



WHY?

 

[jdlover23]

I'll take one for the team.....



WHY?

Sale came up, had a credit voucher was going to expire and get my tax back from my new MacBook air...

 

[jdlover23]

I flew LAX-AKL last year then transited to an AKL-MEL flight due to leave a few hours later. Both flights were QF, but on separate tickets, so I can't see that you should have any issues. It was off the plane from LAX, follow some signs to International transit and up an escalator. There was a standard international security check (including LAGS etc.), cannot recall if it was at the bottom or top of the escalator, then it was straight into the QP (where, incidentally, a security check of a different kind took place - two people checked under all the tables/chairs with those mirrors-on-a-stick, as well as cupboard and the like - the only time I've ever seen this happen).

Edit: I had my AKL-MEL BP issued at LAX - not sure what issues may occur with you having/not having an EK BP upon arrival - but if you're checked in online and have a BP I suppose that should be OK. I guess?

Thanks, I'll print my BP in MEL F lounge, so I'll see how I go...

 

[nlagalle]

you don't want to pick up some duty free alcamhol for me???

 

[jdlover23]

you don't want to pick up some duty free alcamhol for me???

The way I'm feeling right now, I don't even want to think about alcamohol haha

 

[nlagalle]

The way I'm feeling right now, I don't even want to think about alcamohol haha

THen you certainly won't want any for yourself then!!

 

[BensAdventures]

So did you have to clear immigration? I'm doing the same thing in January (finishing a DONE4 that started in NZ).

Cheers,

Ben

 

[jdlover23]

So did you have to clear immigration? I'm doing the same thing in January (finishing a DONE4 that started in NZ).

Cheers,

Ben

No, just followed the signs to int transfers, went through a mini security check, thats it, then i was in the int terminal and just walked up to my departing gate

Technically yesterday I never left Australia as no record of me in NZ

Sorry Nick couldn't help myself 2L of JD for NZ$69 was too good to resist...

 

[nlagalle]

No, just followed the signs to int transfers, went through a mini security check, thats it, then i was in the int terminal and just walked up to my departing gate

Technically yesterday I never left Australia as no record of me in NZ

Sorry Nick couldn't help myself 2L of JD for NZ$69 was too good to resist...

Ahh that is pretty damn good!

 

[tuapekastar]

No, just followed the signs to int transfers, went through a mini security check, thats it, then i was in the int terminal and just walked up to my departing gate

Technically yesterday I never left Australia as no record of me in NZ

Sorry Nick couldn't help myself 2L of JD for NZ$69 was too good to resist...

Sounds zachary the same as my experience. Thx for posting the outcome, I'm sure it'll be a good reference point for anyone contemplating doing the same in future.

 

[dfcatch]

Cpl of months ago, I flew SYD-AKL, walked down to transit security, upstairs to meet Serfty in the lounge for a beer, then off to Melbourne 45 mins later.

Simply did online check in beforehand.