Timeline for What is the purpose of check-in before flying?
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| Jan 25, 2023 at 17:01 | vote | accept | nsn | ||
| Jul 11, 2017 at 18:14 | comment | added | nsn | @Relaxd "Online check-in opens 60 days before each scheduled flight departure time for customers who purchase an allocated seat. Customers can be allocated a seat free of charge if they check-in online between 4 days and 2 hours before each booked flight. " | |
| Nov 19, 2016 at 21:12 | comment | added | DTRT | I mean specifically getting the BP to the passenger. Sure, they could just email it but there's frequently some other ancillary things the passenger has to do like affirm they qualify for an Exit Row. | |
| Nov 19, 2016 at 10:44 | comment | added | nsn | @Johns-305 sure, but that could be done all at once, that's my point. | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 18:37 | comment | added | DTRT | Short answer, to issue a Boarding Pass. There are other downstream effects such as Secure Flight, etc, but issuing the BP is the primary operational reason. Without a BP, the passenger can't even get to the gate. | |
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| Oct 17, 2016 at 23:01 | answer | added | JonathanReez♦ | timeline score: 15 | |
| Dec 7, 2015 at 19:51 | comment | added | edocetirwi | For airlines like Southwest, checking in early helps you to snag a good seat. | |
| Dec 6, 2015 at 9:17 | answer | added | Calchas | timeline score: 44 | |
| May 30, 2014 at 21:46 | answer | added | jetset | timeline score: 20 | |
| May 30, 2014 at 21:34 | comment | added | jetset | Some major non-U.S. carriers permit online check-in 48 hours ahead. In the U.S., 24 hours is the norm. | |
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| May 2, 2014 at 17:16 | answer | added | Kate Gregory | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 2, 2014 at 16:58 | comment | added | Relaxed | @nsn But it's not possible 30 days in advance on legacy airlines, only 24 or 30 hours. And then it's a convenience for some (or even most) of the passengers but there is a still a need of a check-in process to deal with other cases. | |
| May 2, 2014 at 16:56 | comment | added | nsn | @Annoyed true. But 30 days seems already a long time. What's the difference between allowing check 30 days, 60 or even longer? | |
| May 2, 2014 at 16:55 | comment | added | Relaxed | @nsn Yes, but not 30 days in advance, AFAIK, which was Kate's point. | |
| May 2, 2014 at 16:24 | comment | added | nsn | @Annoyed not only low-cost airlines. For some low costs the on-line check in is mandatory, but most airline companies (at least in Europe) have on-line check-in. | |
| May 2, 2014 at 16:23 | answer | added | Relaxed | timeline score: 9 | |
| May 2, 2014 at 16:04 | comment | added | Relaxed | @KateGregory That's the case for European low-cost airlines. | |
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| May 2, 2014 at 14:11 | comment | added | nsn | @KateGregory on-line? you can... I give you as an example Ryanair ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions/article6 . At airport you can go directly to security where many-times they just look at the ticket to let you in (Besides the regular physical security check). | |
| May 2, 2014 at 14:09 | comment | added | Kate Gregory | I am not aware of anywhere you can check in a month ahead. 24 hours is normal. | |
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| May 2, 2014 at 13:54 | history | asked | nsn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |