Thread: Firearms on Airplanes

Leaving Auckland on Friday morning there were no issues - the normal process was followed as described above by others.

On Monday when I visited Queenstown Airport, the rules had changed. In summary:

The normal check-in process is followed. The AirNZ staff were helpful and the documentation was completed as noted above.
Guns need to be in locked bags/cases, bolts out, ammo out. Nothing changed there.
Screening is carried out by AVSEC staff with a Police Officer in attendance.
I assume they would stop you from trying to take a MSSA if you tried to move one somewhere.
A Firearms Licence must be produced to the Police.
We were interviewed - politely... general stuff, basic info like what we'd been up to, where were we going etc.
A photo was taken of the FAL.