Check in time - Dom to Intl at NTL

[motef]

Hi all

I am doing NTL-BNE-SYD-DPS

How early do i need to checkin at NTL? and what time does the check in counters open?

The first flight from NTL to BNE is on a Saturday and departs at 8:30am.

Cheers, motef

 

[AIRwin]

All on the same booking?

 

[motef]

All on the same booking?

Yep all same PNR in Biz (I) class

 

[AIRwin]

Looks like there's usually a flight to MEL departing at 6:10 am and an earlier flight to BNE at 7:15 am so I'd say check-in around 7:30 am?

 

[Princess Fiona]

Hi all

I am doing NTL-BNE-SYD-DPS

How early do i need to checkin at NTL? and what time does the check in counters open?

The first flight from NTL to BNE is on a Saturday and departs at 8:30am.

Cheers, motef

Assuming you are checking bags the latest you can do that is 45 minutes prior to departure for a Domestic flight which has an international connection.

NTL is a small airport, as per the previous poster I’d arrive at least an hour before departure.
The check-in will be open prior to the first flight departure which is the 0610 to MEL.
The staff won’t always be there throughout that time as the check-in staff will be doing boarding usually before departures.

 

[motef]

Thanks all.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Remember, you are travelling between two countries that are signatories on the Montreal Convention. If the airline loses your luggage they are on the hook for you buying whatever reasonable necessities you need whilst they locate the bag! This is in addition to the (upto) $7,000 USD coverage airlines must provide in the event of cancellations and delays, again per the Montreal Convention. So if you end up getting stranded in BNE or heaven forbid SYD due to a misconnect and lose a night in DPS, you can claim that hotel night back with QF. This treaty supersedes whatever Australian consumer protections there are (none so far as I can tell).

-RooFlyer88

 

[Quickstatus]

Montreal Convention

Good luck collecting

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Good luck collecting

In fairness, Australian courts (and courts abroad) will recognize claims made under the convention. We don't need an airline customer advocate to collect under the convention! The law is the law!

 

[Quickstatus]

Australian courts (and courts abroad) will recognize claims made under the convention

And the cost of lawyers etc?

 

[kangarooflyer88]

And the cost of lawyers etc?

You don't need lawyers to sue Qantas in small claims court. It'll cost Qantas' money though for them to have their high powered lawyers show up at magistrates court to challenge a claim under the Montreal convention, especially if the claim is rock solid. Wouldn't surprise me if they would settle out of court rather than taking it to trial.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Getting way off the topic of check in times.

Bringing it back on topic for the OP, how does such a connection work? I'm guessing they'd check their bags in at NTL with a passport check, clear security fly to BNE, then catch connecting flight down to SYD. From there they head to the international transfers area near gate 11 of SYD Domestic (I think) to be shuttled to the international terminal. Clear Australian emmigration and security then catch their flight to DPS? Bags should be checked thru to DPS?

-RooFlyer88

 

[RichardMEL]

Bringing it back on topic for the OP, how does such a connection work? I'm guessing they'd check their bags in at NTL with a passport check, clear security fly to BNE, then catch connecting flight down to SYD. From there they head to the international transfers area near gate 11 of SYD Domestic (I think) to be shuttled to the international terminal. Clear Australian emmigration and security then catch their flight to DPS? Bags should be checked thru to DPS?

-RooFlyer88

yes, that is the general process

(gate 15 though. close!)

 

[AIRwin]

From there they head to the international transfers area near gate 11 15 of SYD Domestic (I think) to be shuttled to the international terminal.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

yes, that is the general process

(gate 15 though. close!)

One other question that might be useful for the OP is when the domestic to international air-side transfer bus is open to? I think it's 9 PM but I could be mistaken here. In any event, if for some reason they are arriving into SYD domestic late, and the domestic to international transfer bus is closed they could either take the free T bus located outside the domestic terminal, the 420 bus (to the international terminal) if the T bus is closed or the train from the domestic terminal station to the international terminal station.

-RooFlyer88

 

[straitman]

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