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Check-in desk

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCore term

In travel & airport english, check-in desk means: The counter at an airport where airline staff check your documents, take your bags and give you a boarding pass.

In Turkish: check-in bankosu, check-in kontuarı

How it is used

British English says check-in desk; American English says check-in counter. Screens in the hall show which desks are open for each flight, for example desks 41–48. Desks close at a fixed time before departure.

Example sentences

  1. The check-in desks for the Madrid flight are in row C.

  2. There was a long queue at the check-in desk, so we used the self-service kiosks.

Common collocations

  • check-in counter
  • go to the check-in desk
  • self-service kiosk
  • the desk closes
  • check inTo show your ticket and passport and hand over your bags at the airport before a flight, or to register when you arrive at a hotel.
  • bag dropA desk or machine at the airport where passengers who have already checked in online hand over their checked bags.
  • boarding passA card or mobile document you get after check-in that shows your name, flight, gate, seat and boarding time and lets you get on the plane.
  • excess baggageLuggage that is heavier, bigger or more than your ticket allows; also the extra fee charged for it.

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