https://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/connecting-at-los-angeles https://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/connecting-at-los-angeles * Changing aircraft (NZ1 - NZ5 & NZ6 - NZ2)

https://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/connecting-at-los-angeles https://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/connecting-at-los-angeles * Changing aircraft (NZ1 - NZ5 & NZ6 - NZ2) - Clear customs * Connecting from Air New Zealand to another airline - Clear customs * Connecting from an international flight - Clear customs The only one that doesn't specifically say "Clear customs" is: * Continuing on the same aircraft (NZ1 & NZ2) That does say "directed by ground staff to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing" but apparently the luggage does stay on the plane. (Although this route disappears in a month because almost no-one uses it, "<7% in 2018".) I concede that <7% of passengers from LHR to AKL won't need to specifically go through customs with their luggage.