Global General
NZ flights to US leaving on time despite added security
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-28 17:47
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WELLINGTON: United States-bound flights have been departing from New Zealand's Auckland International Airport on time despite passengers' facing additional security checks brought in at short notice, security officials said on Monday.
The US Transportation Security Administration imposed the new rules worldwide on all flights into the US after a suspected terrorist attack on an aircraft en route from Amsterdam and Detroit on Christmas Day.
Staff at Auckland International Airport, the only port of departure for direct services from New Zealand to the United States,were advised of the changes only six hours before the next scheduled flight to the United States.
Aviation Security Service northern regional manager Peter Pilley said things had gone reasonably smoothly at the airport.
He said travelers were accepting of the additional security measures, which follow the normal customs, immigration and security checks.
About three to five flights leave from Auckland for the United States each day.
