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24 hour checkin

Cmt241299
Explorer C

First time flyer- I will be flying out of Atlanta at 6 am. I want to check in as early as possible. Do all tickets get to check in 24 hours before your flight?

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Re: 24 hour checkin

TheMiddleSeat
Aviator A
Solution

Unless you purchased EarlyBird Check-In you will want to check-in as close to 24 hours prior to departure as possible. Frequent flyers with A-List status and passengers who purchased EarlyBird Check-In are automatically assigned a boarding position 36 hours before departure so there's no need for them to worry about checking in exactly at 24 hours prior to departure.

 

--TheMiddleSeat

Re: 24 hour checkin

Cmt241299
Explorer C

Thank you for your reply. I guess what had me confused is when I booked our tickets I chose the “wanna get away” option and didn’t really know what that mean. I have my alarm set to wake me up so I can be online to check in. Thanks 

Re: 24 hour checkin

TheMiddleSeat
Aviator A

Yep, that's what you'll want to do. Good luck!

 

--TheMiddleSeat