Is the Australian Landing Card Still Necessary in the Written Form?

[RealtimeY]

No matter how well thought out the digital arrival card is, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was ultimately let down by poor signage and nonsensical queue management.

Having recently arrived and used the digital card at AKL and CHC both for the first time, I found the entire arrivals and customs process much clearer and easier than SYD. As far as I could tell, the experience going through with the digital card was identical to the paper one, and you only need to hand them your passport, no QR necessary. The QR step feels like an over complication like our two step SmartGate…

 

[Mwenenzi]

No matter how well thought out the digital arrival card is, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was ultimately let down by poor signage and nonsensical queue management.

Having recently arrived and used the digital card at AKL and CHC both for the first time, I found the entire arrivals and customs process much clearer and easier than SYD. As far as I could tell, the experience going through with the digital card was identical to the paper one, and you only need to hand them your passport, no QR necessary. The QR step feels like an over complication like our two step SmartGate…

Even more stupid at BNE where you get photo, with the throwaway image on paper, in 1 machine, then walk 3 steps straight ahead to the next machine. Digital arrival seems irrelevant.

 

[serfty]

Now extended to all Qantas International Brisbane arrivals:

Digital incoming passenger card pilot program expands to international flights into Brisbane - Travel Weekly

The Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) pilot program now includes eligible passengers on all international Qantas flights into Brisbane.

travelweekly.com.au

 

[elanshin]

Now extended to all Qantas International Brisbane arrivals:

Digital incoming passenger card pilot program expands to international flights into Brisbane - Travel Weekly

The Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) pilot program now includes eligible passengers on all international Qantas flights into Brisbane.

travelweekly.com.au

Just saw it on 7news, they said it went better than expected and they're now in talks with SYD + MEL for the next phases of rollout as well as wider airlines rollout generally. (Seems to suggest SYD being the next airport).

 

[TheRealTMA]

Just saw it on 7news, they said it went better than expected and they're now in talks with SYD + MEL for the next phases of rollout as well as wider airlines rollout generally. (Seems to suggest SYD being the next airport).

Stunning that some $30 million as wasted on the incompetence of the preferred contractor. Singapore did it for just a few million.

 

[serfty]

Stunning that some $30 million as wasted on the incompetence of the preferred contractor. Singapore did it for just a few million.

Meh - living in Myki land, that's par for the course ...

 

[clifford]

Stunning that some $30 million as wasted on the incompetence of the preferred contractor.

To say nothing of the people that selected them.

 

[TheRealTMA]

To say nothing of the people that selected them.

One has to wonder who has shares in whom.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Trouble, so to speak, is that if my phone (as what happened the last time), didnt want to access any international networks, while I was in NZ, spent 3 days there last time, so couldnt have done the digital card for Aus, did the NZ one 3 days before I left for NZ from home laptop.
I had roaming credit too, but still Optus didnt want to link to any NZ mobile service provider.
Wonder how is the Aus one going to work if a person does not have access to data/secure wifi on smartphone... while overseas.
Might have to do it between getting off plane, and getting to immi.
As an Aus citizen, I just show my Aus passport to flight check in staff, to slip through their computer, or do it with the machine at AKL airport for AirNZ flight.
Aus citizen tho.
Hope at the least they keep the option of the paper declaration, for those who cant pre fill in the AeTD/what ever acronym they want to link to it now.

 

[Pushka]

Find it embarassing that Australia is so excited and yet many less developed countries have had it for all airlines for quite some time.

 

[Himeno]

Hope at the least they keep the option of the paper declaration, for those who cant pre fill in the AeTD/what ever acronym they want to link to it now.

I'd hope so as well.
It's annoying when they move something to a digital platform, then provide no other option to people who don't have a working device able to access their platform.

At least Singapore has workstations at immigration so people can fill in the paperwork and Japan has the option of doing it online and showing the linked QR code or using the paper form.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Esp for short trips, for work or leisure to NZ for the ZQN/CHC/AKL short visits, if they extended the time from 3 days to say, a week before, for online form filing, so that we can fill in the info, for coming back, a week later, ...
But I am only dreaming, if the work trip is 4 days, unless there is (maybe unsafe) wifi, online form filing will be hard.
3 days before... hah.
I guess our PM (AA) would have data provided for him, if and when he makes trips to NZ to meet CL, ala state visits.
Or when he (AA that is), goes overseas.

 

[elanshin]

Trouble, so to speak, is that if my phone (as what happened the last time), didnt want to access any international networks, while I was in NZ, spent 3 days there last time, so couldnt have done the digital card for Aus, did the NZ one 3 days before I left for NZ from home laptop.
I had roaming credit too, but still Optus didnt want to link to any NZ mobile service provider.
Wonder how is the Aus one going to work if a person does not have access to data/secure wifi on smartphone... while overseas.
Might have to do it between getting off plane, and getting to immi.
As an Aus citizen, I just show my Aus passport to flight check in staff, to slip through their computer, or do it with the machine at AKL airport for AirNZ flight.
Aus citizen tho.
Hope at the least they keep the option of the paper declaration, for those who cant pre fill in the AeTD/what ever acronym they want to link to it now.

Just follow what Singapore or Japan does for example. Spam you with a QR code link (which i envision would be the full rollout of the program) to do so after you land. Or in Japan's case also have a bunch of cards still there in the side for those that still want pen and paper.

One thing i do like about how Japan does it is that you get to save your details and i literally just copy paste from past declarations and trips for things like location I'm staying and other details.