[speckythecky]

Yes,
I have just booked my flights.

word of warning for anyone out there with a hyphenated name - the air new zealand website does not recognise the hyphen in you name, so when it asks you to write your name exactly as on you passport, don't.

Apart from that, we are on our way.

Leave Manchester on 23rd Aug and arrive in Auckland at 6:30 on the 29th.

[Andy-Dee]

Good Luck Specky - are you all coming to the next North West meet to sign the flag.

[speckythecky]

Hope to fit it in,

Are will still down your way for the next one?

[leejenns]

We are also flying out with air new zealand on Tuesday 31st july from Heathrow, land in Auckland via LA at 05:15, went the LA route to increase the baggage allowance.......NZ here we come:raebanana

[Bruckner]

Have a safe flight guys! We'll be in Auckland too and hope to meet some of you folks at the next Auckland get together.

Emily

[holland]

rrrrr congrats Speckythecky...nerve wracking isn't it!

Good Luck to all xx

Not long now LeeJenns

[dharder]

word of warning for anyone out there with a hyphenated name - the air new zealand website does not recognise the hyphen in you name, so when it asks you to write your name exactly as on you passport, don't.

We had exactly the same thing day before yesterday :) Six people, four with hyphenated last names, all but one with first name and middle name, flying in sets of three on two different dates.

I'm sure the poor woman on the phone needed a holiday after she dealt with our booking...

Some of us are going on the 13th of November, the other three on the 4th of December, Air New Zealand as well.

Daniela

[benandclare]

Spoke to Emirates today and if you are emigrating you can have 40 kg's luggage :nice1 and free carriage of golf clubs.
Reserved tickets as our case officer has approved our application and it's being quality checked on Monday so saving shampoo till its offical.
So fingers crossed flying from Birmingham on Aug 21 for a Aug 23 landing in Christchurch at 12.55am.
The flights pan out very well with minimum stop overs in Dubai and Sydney
:cheers
Ben

[thezorbster]

Great news John. Have fun in LA.

[speckythecky]

Just booked 4 nights in the Holiday Inn at Anahiem and a taxi from the airport to the Hotel for the first night.

[benandclare]

Spoke to Emirates today and if you are emigrating you can have 40 kg's luggage :nice1 and free carriage of golf clubs.
Reserved tickets as our case officer has approved our application and it's being quality checked on Monday so saving shampoo till its offical.
So fingers crossed flying from Birmingham on Aug 21 for a Aug 23 landing in Christchurch at 12.55am.
The flights pan out very well with minimum stop overs in Dubai and Sydney
:cheers
Ben


Good job we reserved them , same flights today had gone up by £580 pounds ouch :wah

Ben