Air New Zealand Unveils Easier Check-In at Auckland

Over the years, Air New Zealand has done a  heck of a lot to try to reduce the amount of time wasted in line for check-in. For awhile they've been running a really slick operation for their domestic flights. The airline even says you can arrive as early as 15 minutes before your flight and still make it! (You can watch Cranky Flier putting that to the test here.)

Well the carrier is now expanding this program to some international - the busy trans-tasman route to Australia. Depending on how well this pilot goes, we can see some big time savings. Right now, passengers flying to Australia need to arrive 90 minutes before their flight. The airline says that if this new system works well, they might be able to halve that number.

Check out some pictures below - thanks to Air New Zealand for sending them.