Airline Check-in Information - Online and Kiosks
Updated March 2009
Airline Destination Web Check-In Check-In Requirements Airport Kiosk Offered for Check-In and To Obtain Boarding Passes Air Tran All Domestic flights Online check-in allowed 24 hours to 90 minutes prior to scheduled departure time. Must be an e-ticket. Not eligible for Online check in if you are: 1) a child traveling alone, 2) traveling with a pet, 3) a standby passenger without a confirmed reservation. Capabilities include: seat selection, print boarding passes, print receipts and A-Plus Reward Vouchers. tickets.airtran.com/check-in www.airtran.com/aboutus E-ticket confirmation number and departure city All stations except Grand Bahama Island Alaska United States Online check-in allowed 30 hours to one hour prior to scheduled departure time. Must be an e-ticket, domestic travel, flights operated by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air only, and without paid upgrades. Capabilities include: seat selection and print boarding passes. www.alaskaair.com/check-in www.alaskaair.com E-ticket confirmation number and departure city or E-ticket ticket number. Yes. For a list of locations, see: www.alaskaair.com/locations American United States and San Juan, PR Online check-in allowed 30 hours to one hour before scheduled departure. Must be an e-ticket and solely on American Airlines, American Eagle, or American Connection flights. Capabilities include: seat selection and print boarding passes. www.aa.com www.aa.com/check-in AAdvantage number and password Yes. For a list of locations see: www.aa.com/locations British Airways Most destinations Online check-in is available 12-24 hours (Executive Club members 24 hours, registered members 12 hours) to 1 hour prior to scheduled departure in all locations except in the U.S., where online check-in closes 2 hours prior to departure. Must be over 16 years of age. Capabilities include: check-in and seat selection. www.britishairways.com/check-in Executive club member number and pin or username and password Yes. For a list of locations see: www.britishairways.com/travel Continental All Domestic Flights Check-in is permitted no more than 30 hours before scheduled departure and check-in shall be completed no less than 55 minutes before scheduled departure. Check-in is currently offered for domestic e-ticket itineraries that are wholly operated by Continental Airlines, Continental Express and Continental Connection (operated by Cape Air, CommutAir, Gulfstream International Airlines and SkyWest Airlines). No more than 4 flight segments. Must be less than 10 persons in your party. Capabilities include: seat selection, issue boarding passes. www.continental.com/travel Departure city and one of following:Confirmation number, e-ticket number, OnePass Number. Yes. For a list of locations see: www.continental.com/locations Delta Delta flights within the 50 United States including San Juan, PR and U.S. Virgin Islands Online check-in up to 24 hours to 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure if not checking baggage. Capabilities include: seat selection and print boarding passes. www.delta.com/travel SkyMiles number and pin number Yes. For a list of locations see: www.delta.com/locations Frontier All Domestic flights Online check-in up to 12 hours to 90 minutes prior to scheduled departure if not checking baggage. Capabilities include: Print boarding passes. www.frontierairlines.com/flexcheck/ Name and departure city and one of the following: confirmation number, frequent flyer number, credit card number or e-ticket number FlexCheck self-service check-in kiosks located on the sixth floor of DIA's east side JetBlue Online Flight Check-in is available to customers holding a confirmed reservation for a future flight and traveling with carry-on luggage only. Eligible customers can use Online Flight Check-in up to 24 hours in advance of, but no less than 90 minutes prior to, their flight's scheduled departure time http://www.jetblue.com/travelinfo/howToDetail.asp?topicId=33 TrueBlue account number. If you are not a TrueBlue member, you will need to provide your departure city and confirmation number to begin the check-in process. Yes Midwest Airlines United States Online Flight Check-in allowed within 24 hours to 90 minutes prior to scheduled departure. Must be an e-ticket. You are not eligible for Online check-in if you are: 1) traveling with infants, 2) traveling as an unaccompanied minor, 3) flying standby, 4) requiring special services. Capabilities include: Print boarding passes. www.midwestexpress.com/travel Passenger name, departure city, flight number or confirmation number. Airport kiosk at Milwaukee Airport only. Northwest Travel within U.S. or from U.S./Canada to the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Asia and nonstop flights from U.S. to Frankfurt, London, Paris, and Amsterdam. 36 hours to 60 minutes prior to flight departure. Customers traveling on an eligible Northwest flight, with an e-ticket issued by Northwest, by alliance partner Continental Airlines/United/American, may use online check-in. Capabilities include: print boarding pass, change your seat, change your flight, update WorldPerks number, purchase an E-First upgrade, obtain WorldPerks Elite complimentary first class upgrade. webx25.nwa.com/upgrade www.nwa.com Name and departure city and one of the following: confirmation number or frequent flier number or credit card number used to purchase your e-ticket. Yes. For a complete list see: www.nwa.com/services Southwest All Domestic flights If you have an existing Southwest Airlines Ticketless flight reservation, you may check in for your flight and print your Boarding Pass beginning 12:01 AM local time the day of departure. Boarding Passes may not be printed for flights that have already departed or for the following types of reservations: multi-passenger, group, senior, infant, youth, military, and government. www.southwest.com/travel_center/retrieveCheckinDoc.htm Confirmation number and passenger name. For a list of locations see: Kiosks see: www.southwest.com/kiosks/index.html United United States, San Juan, PR, St. Thomas and U.S. Virgin Islands Online Check-in is allowed 24 to 1 hour prior to scheduled departure. Must be an e-ticket and on United or United Express. Capabilities include: print boarding passes. www.ual.com/check-in Mileage Plus number and Password. Yes. For a list of locations see: www.ual.com/locations US Air United States and San Juan, PR, St. Thomas and St. Croix US Airways Shuttle passengers are able to use Web Check-in after Midnight \ to 90 minutes prior to their scheduled departure time on the day of flight. All other passengers - 24 hours to 90 minutes prior to their scheduled departure time. Must be an e-ticket. Capabilities include: seat selection and print boarding passes. www.usair.com/travel   Passenger name, departure city and flight or Dividend Miles Number. Yes. For a list of locations see: www.usairways.com/locations *Information in this document, provided by our suppliers, is subject to change