Online check in
Check in is now easier than ever on your computer or web-enabled phone. With online check-in you can select your seats, manage your checked baggage and receive your boarding pass*, before you get to the airport. If you are traveling on a flight operated by another airline, please check in with that airline.
There are four easy ways to check in online:
- Check in from a computer via the Air New Zealand website (via manage booking or when signed in to your Airpoints account)
- Check in from the Air New Zealand mobile site (m.airnz.com)
- Retrieve your booking and we'll check if you’re on a mobile device
- Check in from the Air NZ mobile app
Online check in is open 24 hours before the scheduled departure of your flight and closes:
- 30 minutes before domestic New Zealand flights
- 90 minutes before international flights (120 minutes before flights to/from the United States)
Use your e-ticket or mobile boarding pass, in the Air NZ mobile app, to board
Or check in online to select a seat or purchase pre-paid Extra Bags
Check in at a kiosk and drop your bags
Or check in online to save time at the kiosk, select a seat or purchase pre-paid Extra Bags
30 minutes before scheduled departure
Check in at a kiosk or counter to receive your boarding pass
Or check in online to select a seat, purchase pre-paid Extra Bags and receive your boarding pass*
Check in a kiosk or counter to drop your bags and receive your boarding pass
Or check in online to save time at the kiosk, select a seat, purchase pre-paid Extra Bags and receive your boarding pass*
60 minutes before scheduled departure
75 minutes prior to departure for flights departing from
- Sydney
- London Heathrow
- All US airports
- All Canadian airports
You can use online check-in, if your journey starts on an Air New Zealand operated flight. Online check in is not available for unaccompanied minors and some passengers requiring special assistance.
If your booking has more than 9 passengers, you will be unable to check-in from your mobile.
Things you will need handy:
- Your booking reference
- Passport details (for international flights) for all passengers you have selected to check in
- Frequent flyer program membership numbers, if applicable
To check in online retrieve your booking. Please note, not all bookings are able to be accessed online. Find out more information on what you can do with your booking online.
How to check in online:
- Select passengers from your booking you would like to check in (for groups of more than 9 passengers you will be required to enter the passenger’s names as shown on their passport)
- Upgrade on eligible flights if you wish to
- Manage checked baggage
- Select seats
- Pay for any purchases (upgrades, pre-paid Extra Bags available on Air New Zealand ticketed and operated flights and seat selection)
- Enter passport details and other entry and transit requirements. Note: Ensure that the passport entered is the passport the passenger will be flying on
Receive your boarding pass electronically
If you have completed online check-in successfully you will be issued with your boarding pass for eligible flights which you can:
- Download and save for printing later
- Have emailed to you for printing
- View in the Air NZ mobile app
- Pick up at the airport from a kiosk or online check-in counter
Express check-in on your mobile
Already selected your seat and don’t have any bags to manage? Use the Express check-in option, available for eligible bookings, to skip bags and seats and speed up the online check-in process on your mobile.
Accepted boarding passes
Home printed and mobile boarding passes are not accepted for travel from some airports. In this instance you will need to collect your boarding pass from a kiosk or check-in counter at the airport.
Find out what boarding passes are accepted at the airport you are flying from.
Meeting entry and transit requirements
- Boarding passes cannot be issued electronically if one or more passengers selected for check-in does not meet entry and transit requirements, for example, where a visa, ESTA or proof of an onward ticket is required. In this instance no boarding passes will be issued online for the selected passengers and check-in will need to be completed at the airport.
- New Zealand entry and transit requirements
- US entry and transit requirements
- Passport and visa information for all countries
Please note: If you are required complete check-in at the airport to collect your boarding pass or failed to check-in, please arrive at the airport before normal check-in closes for your flight. You will need to check-in at an Air New Zealand kiosk or online check-in counter. If you meet all the entry requirements, your boarding pass will be issued.
At the airport
If you need to collect your boarding pass, please complete check-in at a kiosk or online check-in counter.
All passengers travelling on international flights must present their passport to an Air New Zealand representative for face to passport checks. If you have proceeded to the gate via one of our self-service check-in options, please present your passport at the gate counter prior to boarding. Alternatively your name will be called at the gate counter for face to passport checks.
*Home printed boarding passes are not accepted at all airports. Mobile boarding passes, in the Air NZ mobile app, are only accepted for domestic New Zealand flights and outbound flights from New Zealand airports.
If your boarding pass is not issued electronically, you will need to collect your boarding pass at the airport from a check-in kiosk or counter.
Find out which boarding passes are accepted at the airport you are flying from.