For some reason, it never occurred to us (or our travel agent) to fly directly from Cairns to Auckland. It would have added almost a full day to our trip.
We also learned a lesson about international trips. We know to allow a full 2 hours prior to departure for an international flight. But the Aussies threw us a curveball. They run you through an exit procedure PRIOR to security. We hadn't anticipated that. In the US, you just leave. Not in Australia. Or any other country we could remember. It added about 30 minutes to our trip from check-in to the departure gate. We were still on time, but it made us cut it much closer than we usually do.
It all worked out and we got to Auckland on time. Even though it was late, we stopped at the Vodafone booth in the International terminal and bought a SIM card for my phone for New Zealand.
We also learned a lesson about international trips. We know to allow a full 2 hours prior to departure for an international flight. But the Aussies threw us a curveball. They run you through an exit procedure PRIOR to security. We hadn't anticipated that. In the US, you just leave. Not in Australia. Or any other country we could remember. It added about 30 minutes to our trip from check-in to the departure gate. We were still on time, but it made us cut it much closer than we usually do.
It all worked out and we got to Auckland on time. Even though it was late, we stopped at the Vodafone booth in the International terminal and bought a SIM card for my phone for New Zealand.
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