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Online Check In

Cuber7628
Explorer C

I have a trip coming up in 2 weeks.  My kids are too old for family boarding but we would like to sit together as possible.  If I check-in online 24 hours prior to our flight 

1. Will all 4 members of the party check in at once?

2. Am I using Centra (my) timezone or will I need to adjust (Eastern for example)?

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Re: Online Check In

TheMiddleSeat
Aviator A
Solution

All passengers on the same confirmation number are checked in together so if you put everyone on the same reservation you'll check in altogether and should get sequential boarding positions or at least positions that are very close to each other. Check in is available 24 hours prior to departure, 24 hours prior in the time zone of departure. So if the flight departs from the eastern time zone at 3pm, people living in the central time zones can check-in at 2pm.

 

To ease your mind about check-in you may want to consider purchasing EarlyBird Check-In which completes the check-in process for you automatically and assigns you a boarding position ahead of non A-List people who did not purchase EarlyBird Check-In.

 

--TheMiddleSeat

 

Re: Online Check In

CareforNOLA
Frequent Flyer A

@TheMiddleSeat,

My recent experience was that the parties with the same confirmation number were checked in simultaneously but were NOT given sequential numbers.  2 groups of 2 = 4 people on 2 confirmation numbers.  No EBCI.  3 were together in the A group and my youngest 15 y/o niece was in the late B group.  I would not have believed it if my sister hadn’t sent me screen shots.  It happened with all connections on a RT so 4 flights.  I had to go back and make sure I didn’t buy EBCI for 3 but not 4.  I can’t post the screen shots without showing their names so I cannot show you the proof (no photo editing tricks known by me). 

 

Fortunately they were able to save a seat but I was really surprised.  Just not her day, and of course, endless teasing by her 2 older sisters.