Qantas to Norfolk Island

[aus_flyer]

Anyone had any problems accessing the F lounge? I thought I read somewhere that only Aus-NZ pax were allowed in at the moment.

 

[Chrism13]

Anyone had any problems accessing the F lounge? I thought I read somewhere that only Aus-NZ pax were allowed in at the moment.

No problem with the Sydney F lounge a couple of weeks ago flying to Norfolk.

 

[QF_Flyer]

NLK not coping well with a delayed BNE flight and the scheduled SYD flight.
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Although it does look more “international” with two red tails at the terminal.

I’ll try and do a seperate TR with some updates when I get home and have fast internet.

Was this on 9/5? If so I was in that queue, took just over an hour from arriving at the airport to being checked in, but given the lack of anything else to do I wasn't too bothered by it!

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Anyone had any problems accessing the F lounge? I thought I read somewhere that only Aus-NZ pax were allowed in at the moment.

I used it on 7/5, it was open literally only to serve NLK, since every other flight (to NZ) from SYD was canx that morning.

 

[QF_Flyer]

That explains why a BNE-NLK flight diverted to AKL spent 3 hours on the ground then went back to BNE.

The day I arrived (at NLK), the lady at the check in desk of my accommodation said she was surprised to see me given the weather, apparently QF have been more cautious when the weather is poor than NZ are/were. Was a terrible day weather wise, to be fair.

 

[SYD]

Looks like QF have been extended until at least 29 August.

Qantas extends Norfolk Island flights from Sydney, Brisbane

Qantas will continue serving Norfolk Island until at least late August, but Air New Zealand is poised to return.

www.executivetraveller.com

 

[henrus]

Looks like QF have been extended until at least 29 August.

I'm not surprised about the QF extension (Air NZ told people it was likely) but I am a little bit surprised that it isn't for longer.

 

[justin23]

I'm leaving on Thursday. The big question is do Norfolk still stamp your passport? I've seen online passport stamps as recent as 2016.

 

[QF_Flyer]

I'm leaving on Thursday. The big question is do Norfolk still stamp your passport? I've seen online passport stamps as recent as 2016.

That coincides with around the time when Norfolk Island became part of the Aussie Migration Zone, so they probably ceased to exist at that time.

 

[justin23]

That coincides with around the time when Norfolk Island became part of the Aussie Migration Zone, so they probably ceased to exist at that time.

Yeah that was my thought. The Federal government were actually trying to get the ACT government to run it, after they took self government away from Norfolk Island. I'm not sure what is happening right now as I think NSW and Qld also rejected the idea of running Norfolk island for the Federal government. They still vote though as members of one of the ACTs electorates. I know the ACT government asked for direct flights yet the Federal government were not willing to do that. I'll find out Thursday

 

[henrus]

I'm leaving on Thursday. The big question is do Norfolk still stamp your passport? I've seen online passport stamps as recent as 2016.

Nope, your passport won't be checked on arrival at all and on departure only by airline staff.

On the flight, you will be handed a standard Australian arrival card, but they're really only interested in the number of days you're staying (as you're visiting, fill out section B and write the number of days) and questions 1 to 10 on the declaration.

You can even travel without a passport (using a driver's license/age card instead) but this isn't advised if the flight ends up in NZ plus you can't buy duty-free.

 

[SYD]

I'm leaving on Thursday. The big question is do Norfolk still stamp your passport? I've seen online passport stamps as recent as 2016.

No stamp. It’s effectively a domestic flight.

 

[justin23]

You can even travel without a passport (using a driver's license/age card instead) but this isn't advised if the flight ends up in NZ plus you can't buy duty-free.

Lol my passport is coming along for the ride

 

[SYD]

Lol my passport is coming along for the ride

You need it for DF out/back and on the island (if you want the Bond Store DF rate)!

 

[DC3]

No stamp. It’s effectively a domestic flight.

Similar to Taswegia.

 

[QF_Flyer]

You need it for DF out/back and on the island (if you want the Bond Store DF rate)!

Interestingly the Bond Store didn't ask me for any proof of eligibility, I was def given the DF rate though.

 

[DC3]

Interestingly the Bond Store didn't ask me for any proof of eligibility, I was def given the DF rate though.

They sound like my kind of people.

 

[henrus]

Looks like Qantas will come to an end on 29 August. I guess anyone looking to use QF points to Norfolk should do so before 29 August.

Air New Zealand has recently signed an agreement with the Australian government to take back the Norfolk flights from 30 August 2021 to August 2023.

One key thing is that Air New Zealand will open a Brisbane crew base temporarily from 30 August 2020 until 30 November, this will ensure they can operate the Norfolk flights without problems.

Air New Zealand to establish crew base in Brisbane to support Norfolk Island services

Air New Zealand has extended its agreement with the Australian Government to operate flights between Norfolk Island and Australia from 30 August 2021 until the end of August 2023.

www.airnewzealand.co.nz

 

[QF_Flyer]

Looks like Qantas will come to an end on 29 August. I guess anyone looking to use QF points to Norfolk should do so before 29 August.

Air New Zealand has recently signed an agreement with the Australian government to take back the Norfolk flights from 30 August 2021 to August 2023.

One key thing is that Air New Zealand will open a Brisbane crew base temporarily from 30 August 2020 until 30 November, this will ensure they can operate the Norfolk flights without problems.

Air New Zealand to establish crew base in Brisbane to support Norfolk Island services

Air New Zealand has extended its agreement with the Australian Government to operate flights between Norfolk Island and Australia from 30 August 2021 until the end of August 2023.

www.airnewzealand.co.nz

What’s NZ reward availability been like historically on the route? Poor I assume.

It was actually QF taking on the route and reward flight availability which prompted me to go, although it’d been on my to visit list for some time, so maybe a return visit using SQ miles would be in order one day.

 

[Mattg]

What’s NZ reward availability been like historically on the route? Poor I assume.

It was actually QF taking on the route and reward flight availability which prompted me to go, although it’d been on my to visit list for some time, so maybe a return visit using SQ miles would be in order one day.

Traditionally Air New Zealand award availability has been poor, but sometimes seats appear randomly. (The same can be said of NZ partner award availability generally).

Having a look now, there are NZ redemption seats available to book using SQ miles on BNE-NLK on Thursdays (only) and NLK-BNE on some Fridays & Sundays from September onwards.

 

[SYD]

Traditionally Air New Zealand award availability has been poor, but sometimes seats appear randomly. (The same can be said of NZ partner award availability generally).

Having a look now, there are NZ redemption seats available to book using SQ miles on BNE-NLK on Thursdays (only) and NLK-BNE on some Fridays & Sundays from September onwards.

Where are you looking to see availability?

About the same time that QF was announced to pick up NLK, I was looking for award seats on NZ to use some SQ miles that were at risk of expiring (fortunately they’ve been extended) but I do recall seeing reasonable availability ex-SYD. I can’t recall where/how I saw that other than via UA because SQ doesn’t know “NLK” exists unless you call, and I wasn’t a member of NZ at the time.

I just looked at random dates in the future and UA has nothing at all ex-SYD. But maybe they’ll trickle through once it’s all confirmedIn one of my early posts in this thread I noted that QF award availability was patchy at first but was fully up after a few days.