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Unaccompanied Minor Age Limits

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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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