Online check-in

How it is used

After online check-in passengers get a mobile or printable boarding pass and can often choose a seat. Those with checked bags still drop them at the bag drop. Some airlines charge for check-in at the airport, and online check-in is not available on every route.

Example sentences

1. Online check-in opens 24 hours before departure.

2. I did online check-in last night, so my boarding pass is already on my phone.

Common collocations

• do online check-in
• online check-in opens
• check in online
• mobile check-in

Related terms

• 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.
• 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.
• bag dropA desk or machine at the airport where passengers who have already checked in online hand over their checked bags.
• booking referenceA short code of letters and numbers, usually six characters, that identifies your booking with an airline, travel agent or hotel.
• aisle seatA seat next to the passage that runs between the rows on a plane, train or bus, so you can get up without disturbing others.

More terms: Check-in

• check-in desk