Children travelling alone?

Air New Zealand only permits unaccompanied minors on Air New Zealand operated flights. The maximum connection time for unaccompanied minors is two hours between domestic flights and three hours between flights involving an international sector.

		Under 5 years	5 to 7 years	8 to 11 years	12 to 16 years
Same day Domestic New Zealand journey	e.g. Invercargill - Christchurch - Auckland	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	May travel alone or as an Unaccompanied Minor at parent/guardian request
One single sector international flight Note: London to Auckland vv is considered a two sector flight	e.g. London - Los Angeles	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	May travel alone or as an Unaccompanied Minor at parent/guardian request
One single sector international flight within the South West Pacific plus one same day Domestic New Zealand journey	e.g. Rarotonga - Auckland - Gisborne	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	May travel alone or as an Unaccompanied Minor at parent/guardian request
One single sector international flight to/from the South West Pacific plus one same day Domestic New Zealand journey	e.g. Nelson - Auckland - Hong Kong	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	May travel alone or as an Unaccompanied Minor at parent/guardian request
One single sector international flight to/from the South West Pacific plus one same day single sector international flight within the South West Pacific	e.g. Los Angeles - Auckland - Sydney	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	May travel alone or as an Unaccompanied Minor at parent/guardian request
Two single sector international flights within the South West Pacific	e.g. Sydney - Auckland - Rarotonga	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Permitted as an Unaccompanied Minor	May travel alone or as an Unaccompanied Minor at parent/guardian request
Two or more single sector international flights other than above	e.g. London - Hong Kong - Auckland	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	Must travel with an adult 15-years or older	May travel alone. Cannot travel as an Unaccompanied Minor

Note: The above table is for Air New Zealand operated services only.

Definitions:

South West Pacific - for this rule the following countries are considered part of the South West Pacific: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Journey - is a Flight or a series of Flights from a point of origin to a point of destination, including Transits and Stopovers.

Sector - means an aircraft's single scheduled Flight between two different points.

Flight - means any One Way travel (without a Stopover) on an airline's scheduled air service that keeps the same flight number even if there is a change of aircraft. Travel on the same aircraft but with a Flight number change qualifies as two Flights.

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¹ Tasman and Pacific flights are services between New Zealand and Australia, Norfolk Island, Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.