AirAsia was among the first LCCs in this region to start online/mobile check-in, and they've pushed the envelope further by opening check-in from seven days before flight to the moment your ticket is confirmed.
Reach airport two hours before flight, queue and waste precious time getting irritated by the slow-moving queue? That's so 90s.
Once the name and passport details are entered, and after declining the travel insurance option, an 'Important Notice' page will pop-up at the 5th stage of the check-in process-reminding you of the deadlines for checking of documents and luggage deposit, and other usual security notices.
While they recommend 45 mins as a cut-off time for documents check (self-printed boarding pass and passport), and do not say explicitly whether you will be denied boarding if you reach the counter later than that, I'd say 30 mins is the latest if you want to clear immigration and make it to your gate on time.
Not sure if they still handle 'counter check-in', but all of AirAsia's counters at Changi only display 'Baggage Drop'.
The last I checked, there was no need for document check at KL's LCCT.
Jetstar has an online check-in function too, but it's only open for flights 48 hours before departure, and you'll still have to go to the counter to get a proper boarding pass.
Standard check-in cut-off deadline of 40 mins apply.
Tiger and Scoot do not have web check-in facilities.
Reach airport two hours before flight, queue and waste precious time getting irritated by the slow-moving queue? That's so 90s.
Once the name and passport details are entered, and after declining the travel insurance option, an 'Important Notice' page will pop-up at the 5th stage of the check-in process-reminding you of the deadlines for checking of documents and luggage deposit, and other usual security notices.
While they recommend 45 mins as a cut-off time for documents check (self-printed boarding pass and passport), and do not say explicitly whether you will be denied boarding if you reach the counter later than that, I'd say 30 mins is the latest if you want to clear immigration and make it to your gate on time.
Not sure if they still handle 'counter check-in', but all of AirAsia's counters at Changi only display 'Baggage Drop'.
The last I checked, there was no need for document check at KL's LCCT.
Jetstar has an online check-in function too, but it's only open for flights 48 hours before departure, and you'll still have to go to the counter to get a proper boarding pass.
Standard check-in cut-off deadline of 40 mins apply.
Tiger and Scoot do not have web check-in facilities.
For AirAsia, you cannot change your flight after checking in. This means if there has been changes to your flight timing/date, you will not be allowed to switch the flight dates.
ReplyDeleteI've changed flight dates for two trips--making one of the vacations longer and the other at a better horoscope time.
So I usually check in close to my flight date.
good point yq!
ReplyDeleteThere are lots cheap airlines that operate cheaper flights to CCU and offer cheap airfares for the trip.
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