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What you need to know

Flying today is a fairly simple process; you just need to purchase tickets. Moreover, this will be possible to do via the Internet.

There is a fairly simple method for carrying out this kind of procedure. In general, using an electronic ticket has a number of different advantages.

On this moment The most significant ones include:

But it is necessary to remember some features of using such tickets in the future. First of all, you should remember to print out boarding passes and some other papers.

You can show a coupon or electronic ticket on the screen of your mobile device. But it is also important to remember that in some cases this may cause problems.

That is why the best solution is to print out such a ticket. There is no need to arrive 3-4 hours before departure.

Immediately after purchasing a ticket, the citizen is included in the list of passengers. This process has its own subtleties and features.

It is also possible to choose your own seat in the aircraft cabin in advance. Moreover, this allows you to choose the most convenient places.

Many companies specifically design a section on their official website that provides information on choosing a location.

The online check-in process will be relevant in case there is a delay in boarding. Moreover, such registration has a number of subtleties - you will need to carefully read all of them.

Often certain difficulties arise with such registration - in the absence of understanding of the registration mechanism itself. That is why you need to familiarize yourself with all the subtleties in advance.

Since this is the only way to avoid being late and missing boarding. There are some features depending on the specific airline. It is best to ask a consultant all important questions and do it in advance.

Step-by-step instruction

The best solution is to check out step by step instructions in advance. This will allow you to avoid many difficulties and even difficult situations.

Registering for a flight using an electronic ticket via the Internet will not be difficult. It will be enough to issue boarding pass.

It should be noted that the optimal solution would still be to print such a coupon. This way you can avoid difficulties and errors in providing information.

Airline Russia

The process of acquiring and completing electronic registration is carried out in several main stages:

• go to the official website of the company and purchase tickets, enter all the necessary data in this regard;

• Next, payment for the purchase is made - this can be done via the Internet using a bank card;
• when the purchase has already been made, a letter with a ticket has been sent to your email - you should print it out;
• one day before the flight itself, online registration will take place - to start, you should click on a special button on the official website;

• Next you will need to enter 4 digits - they indicate the number specific flight the flight on which it will be carried out;

• Next, enter the last name, first name and patronymic of the passenger, date and flight number;

• It is necessary to check the box next to the inscription “I agree with the rules of online registration”;
• Click on the “search” button.

If all the necessary data is entered correctly, you will need to print out a special boarding pass.

In the future, it will need to be presented when boarding passengers. It is best to print such a document in advance.

Check-in time for a flight is 24 hours before the flight itself and 45 minutes before boarding. Additional services must be paid separately.

When providing them, as well as after payment, you should definitely ask for a receipt, another document that confirms the very fact of payment.

This is the only way to avoid the main problems associated with using the company’s services.

Aeroflot

Today Aeroflot is one of the companies whose service quality is sufficient high level. Moreover, this air carrier is recognized as one of the best in Europe.

However, the cost of this company's services is relatively low. You should carefully and in advance familiarize yourself with all the subtleties and features of using Aeroflot services.

The registration process itself is quite simple, it includes the following main steps:

When all previous operations are completed, you will need to obtain a boarding pass and print it.

This process has certain subtleties and features. You will need to familiarize yourself with all of them in advance.

There are also a number of situations when registration for some reason cannot be completed or can not be completed via the Internet.

All accompanying information presented in the data discussed above will need to be carefully studied.

Other

In all other transportation companies, the process of purchasing a ticket and printing a coupon looks standard. Same as above.

Moreover, each company has some peculiarities and subtleties. But in general, the time allotted for registration is standard everywhere.

One day before the start of registration and 45 minutes before the end of the show. Some exceptions occur in individual cities. For example, this applies to situations where there is a flight to the USA.

For example, check-in for flights to New York and Los Angeles ends 1-2 hours before boarding. This point must be taken into account. Otherwise, some difficulties may arise.

How to get a booking code

You will receive a reservation code when purchasing the ticket itself. However, intermediaries often provide only a 5-digit code.

Which leads to certain difficulties - it will be virtually impossible to check a ticket through the global booking system.

However, it is possible to check via the Internet - on the official website of the airline. The verification process includes the following steps:

• go to the Aeroflot website;
• enter the code in the appropriate section of the site - it usually looks like SI26E or similar;
• if the information is present, then the air carrier has confirmed the existence of such a sold ticket.

You need to be as careful as possible. This will allow you to avoid various difficulties and problematic situations. You should not purchase tickets from dubious intermediaries.

In what cases is it impossible to register?

Registration may be refused on the following grounds:

• the data is incorrect - this may concern the code, as well as last name, flight number or other data;
• the flight is not in the list;
• the ticket was sold illegally.

Every year the procedure becomes more and more simplified and becomes as secure as possible. But it should be noted that there is still quite a lot a large number of scam sites.

As a result, it is necessary to carefully check the reliability of the site, whether the work takes place accordingly.

There is a special website where information about scammers is published. It is worth familiarizing yourself with the information presented on it in advance.

Advantages and disadvantages

In fact, electronic check-in for a flight has no disadvantages. However, you need to carefully read all the intricacies of registration.

At the same time, there are a large number of positive aspects:

• no need to stand in line;
• you can save quite a lot of time;
• The registration process itself is simplified as much as possible; you can optionally choose the most convenient place in a particular case;
• much more.

Online registration begins in 24 hours and ends in 45 minutes before flight departure and is available when departing from the following cities:

Anapa, Antalya, Bangkok*, Goa, Ekaterinburg, Heraklion, Kazan, Kerkyra, Kos, Larnaca, Moscow (Vnukovo airport), Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Pardubice, Paphos, Perm, Phuket, Rhodes, Samara, St. Petersburg, Simferopol, Sochi, Tyumen, Ufa, Sharjah, Eilat, Enfidha**.

* At Bangkok and Eilat airports, online check-in closes 4 hours 10 minutes before departure.
** At Enfidha Airport, online check-in closes 5 hours 10 minutes before departure and boarding passes received through online check-in must be reissued at the airport check-in counter .

If you are traveling with baggage that exceeds your carry-on baggage allowance, you must deposit your baggage at the designated DROP OFF check-in counter or at your flight's check-in counter before check-in time ends.

If your baggage exceeds the free baggage allowance in weight or size, you must pay for the excess baggage at the rates set by the airline.
Read the baggage rules and pay attention to the list of items and substances restricted/prohibited for transportation.

You can use the online check-in service for Rossiya Airlines flights numbered FV5501-5949 in the following cases:

You do not need special services, such as accompanying a child without parents, accompanying seriously ill people on stretchers, etc.;

You travel without animals, do not carry weapons or heavy luggage;

You do not have additional seats in the aircraft cabin, including for luggage.

How to check in for a flight online:

1. On the official website of Rossiya Airlines, go to the online check-in service page (the “Online check-in” button) or use the service’s direct address.

2. Fill in the fields in accordance with the itinerary receipt:

• Passenger's last name. Enter the passenger's last name as it appears on the ticket itinerary receipt. Example: RYBAKOV (when entering copied text, check that there are no hidden spaces), a double surname is also entered together without spaces, for example, ALEKSANDROVAANDREEVA.

• Number of ticket. Enter the electronic ticket number as indicated on the itinerary receipt. Example: 1952420251055

3. Read and agree to the rules of online registration, privacy policy, terms and conditions of service and the list of basic hazardous substances and items prohibited for carriage on board the aircraft.

4. To identify the passenger, click the “Search” button.

If identification is successful, the page will display flight information, passenger information and online check-in status.

The status of online registration can be displayed in two states: OPEN or CLOSED - in accordance with the activity of the service. By clicking the button, you can view information about the start and end times of check-in at the airport, as well as the start and end times of boarding the plane.

The “Passenger selected for registration” field displays the passenger whose last name was indicated during authentication;

If you have a companion(s), you can add him/her for online check-in together by clicking on the "Add Passenger" button and entering the last name and ticket number.

5. Select the last name of the passenger(s) you are registering and click the “Proceed to Online Check-in” button.

6. Click the “Select Seat” button to select seats on the aircraft cabin map.

When choosing a location, be guided by the following symbols:

Passenger's chosen seat

Blocked seats and seats already selected by other passengers

Paid seats in the “Space+ Upper Deck” category

Paid seats in the “Space+” category*

Paid seats in the “A-ZONE” and “FRONT ROWS” categories

Paid seats category "B-ZONE" (preferred seats)

Seats of category “C-ZONE” (standard seats) available for selection

Places equipped with bassinets for babies

Seats equipped with bassinets are provided to passengers with infants aged no more than 1 year and weighing no more than 11 kg. The number of seats with carrycot attachments on board is limited. Length of the cradle: 75 cm.

According to flight safety rules, we can offer a passenger with an infant under 2 years of age a limited number of seats to choose from in the aircraft cabin - the outer seats near the aisle, with the exception of some blocks of seats.

*For pre-purchased Space+ seats at emergency exits, you must check in for your flight and receive a boarding pass at the check-in counter at the airport.

7. Select additional services. An insurance policy is included with your order by default.

If necessary, the passenger can click on the “SELECTED” button to remove the service from the order; after clicking, the button will change to the “SELECT” button. When you press the “SELECT” button again, a new window opens in which you can select the “Insurance” service for each passenger.

It is possible to issue a voluntary insurance policy on Rossiya Airlines flights numbered FV5501-5949 if you have an issued air ticket on the website in the section - 24 hours, but no later than 2 hours before the flight departure.

When departing from Vnukovo, you can choose Additional Meals from the “Shokoladnitsa” menu, as well as the “Congratulations on Board” service, before check-in and no later than 7 hours before flight departure. You can select additional services by pressing the "Select" button.

8. After selecting your seat and additional services, click the “Proceed to payment” button.

If you select a paid location and/or a paid service, you must enter your mobile phone number and e-mail, then go to the payment page and make a payment.

The passenger's status will change to "Registered", the selected seat will be assigned to the passenger, a boarding pass and payment receipt will be generated.

9. The boarding pass and receipt are generated in PDF format. Use the buttons:

“BOARDING PASS” - for immediate viewing and printing of the pass;

“RECEIPT” - for immediate viewing and printing of a receipt (for paid seats)

“QR CODE” - for immediate viewing and printing of the QR code.

“Send documents by e-mail” - in order to print all documents later. Please provide the email address(es) to which your boarding pass will be sent.

10. Online registration is completed.

Note!

A paper boarding pass is required to proceed to the boarding gate. If you were unable to print your boarding pass at home, you can print your boarding pass at the self-check-in kiosks at the airport or at the airport check-in counter.

How to cancel registration:

1. In order to cancel registration subject to the previously selected free space, you must pass passenger identification.

3. In the window that opens, you must confirm your intention to cancel online registration.

4. Cancellation of online registration is completed.

5. Cancellation of online registration in case of purchasing paid seats with additional comfort is not possible. Return Money for the purchased service occurs in accordance with the claim procedure in accordance with

Note!
Due to the introduction of additional security measures at airports to undergo security control procedures, and when international transport also border and customs formalities
you must arrive at the departure airport in advance .

In order to ensure flight safety, the airline reserves the right to change the seats you have chosen without prior notice, as well as to refuse flight if:

Before the end of ground check-in (40 minutes before departure), you did not have time to go through all the pre-flight procedures regulated by the airport of departure.

You arrive at the gate after the boarding time has passed.

The theater begins with the hanger, and the flight begins with check-in. Why is it needed at all? How is a plane ticket different from, for example, a train or bus ticket? Why can’t you immediately buy an air ticket with a specific seat assigned, like for a train?

It's all about the number of passengers and their luggage. The arrangement of luggage and passengers in the cabin depends on it - it is important to maintain the alignment of the aircraft so that its center of gravity does not shift in one direction or another. If each passenger chooses the seat he likes immediately when purchasing a ticket, then the ability to manage their seating arrangements throughout the cabin will be difficult.

Luggage and hand luggage need to be weighed somewhere - this is on the ground or water transport you can uncontrollably take suitcases full of dumbbells with you, but on the plane you need control and, in fact, someone who will accept the luggage and transfer it for loading into the luggage compartment: so you can’t do without registration.

By the way, there were attempts to simplify the process of checking in luggage - the same IL-86 was designed with the expectation that each passenger could carry his luggage to the plane and leave it in the luggage compartment, which is located in front of the entrance to the cabin.

At the same time, in a number major cities world - for example, in Abu Dhabi, Vienna, Hong Kong, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Stockholm or Taipei - it is possible to check-in for a flight at special points within the city. This allows you to check in your luggage and travel to the airport lightly and, in turn, reduces queues for check-in at the airport itself, since the passenger already has a boarding pass in hand and can immediately go to the waiting room.

A similar opportunity was implemented by Aeroexpress in Moscow on Belorussky, Paveletsky and Kievsky railway stations, however, due to low demand (only 2.5% of passengers used the service), it was eliminated on Belorussky and Kievsky. The low demand is not surprising: check-in ended 3 hours before the flight departure, that is, the passenger was guaranteed to have time to arrive at the airport before check-in at the counters began. But on Paveletsky railway station You can have time to register and board the train, which will arrive at Domodedovo airport after registration at the counters has ended: but you will have time to board. This service costs 100 rubles.

Depending on the airport, airline and flight direction, check-in start and end times may vary. A certain “average” value is opening 2 hours before departure and closing 30-40 minutes, however, on a number of routes it can be even 20 minutes, and at those airports where the airline of your choice is based, check-in can be opened 6 or 12 or even 24 hours before departure.

If you are flying with one airline (or airlines within the same airline alliance, or under interline agreements) with transfers, then at the first airport you will usually be issued boarding passes for all segments of the route, which will allow you to avoid queues at check-in counters for transit passengers. By the way, about these racks. If all your boarding passes have not been issued to you, and a queue has formed at the transfer counter, then no one forbids you to go “to the city”, and then re-enter and check in with those passengers who are flying from this city. In this case, of course, you will have to go through inspection again, while during the transfer you will often not leave the “clean zone”. However, at some airports you still need to go through security again during transfers, and the queue here can also be long. In the same Sheremetyevo there are often internal “transit traffic” through the “city”.

Online check-in simplifies the check-in process. It solves the problem of seating passengers - and if they do not have luggage, then the process ends: the passenger himself prints his boarding pass and goes with it to boarding. The airline, ideally, only has to accept the baggage, which speeds up the process and, as a result, requires fewer check-in counters. The same Drop-Off counters are used for baggage collection on all flights.

For an airline, online check-in is primarily about cutting costs. So it's no surprise that some discounters actually require all passengers to check in online. For example, if you are flying on a Ryanair flight and forget to do this (although they will send you a reminder letter several times), then the airport check-in fee can reach 60 euros, which is often more expensive than the ticket itself.

At the same time, if most traditional airlines open online check-in a day before departure, then discounters with their similar fleet allow you to “check in” much earlier. So, the same Ryanair opens registration 15 days before departure, AirAsia - 14 days, and EasyJet - immediately after purchasing a ticket.

Self-check-in kiosks at the airport are essentially another interface to the online check-in system, combined with a printer. At some airports, this is where you can print out your boarding pass if you have not done so at home. In others, this can only be done at the counter, and in some places for additional money. So if you don’t have a printer at hand, choose mobile check-in, as a result of which a QR code will appear on the screen of your phone, and when you attach it to the scanner at the airport, you will receive a paper boarding pass. For obvious reasons (not all airports have scanners), mobile check-in is offered at significantly fewer airports than just online.

For a passenger, online check-in is a convenience (especially when flying without luggage) and a way. Although this is not always possible with online registration, at least you can avoid the obviously bad ones. However, at the same discounters, check-in may not imply choosing a seat, and experienced passengers of the same RyanAir have long been accustomed to competitions “who will be the first to run from the gate to the ramp”, that is, whoever boarded the plane first takes the best seats.

For those who do not want to run, a paid priority boarding service is provided, and traditional airlines often practice so-called pre-seating: that is, pre-reserving a particular seat for a passenger. This may be available either during the booking process or later through the call center, Personal Area on the website or in mobile application.

The highlight of online check-in is self-service when checking in luggage: a baggage tag is printed in a special machine, which is glued to the suitcase, which the passenger himself carries to an automatic collection point. For example, such a system works for passengers of KLM in Amsterdam (Schiphol) or Lufthansa in Frankfurt am Main and Munich. And, for example, Air New Zealand issues RFID tags to its frequent flyers, with which they can immediately pass through the automated turnstiles at the boarding gates directly onto the plane, without having to print any boarding passes.

However, not all airlines have online check-in, and those that do do not have it at all airports; This is a problem of an exclusively IT nature: the integration of a particular airport into the registration system requires certain means. Also, online check-in may not be available for group tickets (as they are booked slightly differently than regular tickets and the passenger list can change at the last minute) and for codeshare flights. True, in the latter case there is a trick: you need to register in the system of the airline that actually operates the flight; and if your reservation is not found by last name and first name, try searching by booking code (PNR), but PNR does not work - by ticket number, etc. – try all possible methods of authorization; however, even this does not guarantee the success of the operation; you may still have to go to the counter.

If online check-in at Aeroflot does not work, most likely you are checking in from a smartphone from an airport that does not have mobile check-in (that is, printers for printing these mobile boarding passes). Need to choose full version website in your mobile browser settings and then obtain your boarding pass at the counter or self-check-in kiosk.

Publication date: 2017-08-07

The information in the article is periodically updated; it is currently current as of August 2017

When the long-awaited vacation is just around the corner, and plane tickets to “that same dream country” have been purchased, there are still many questions and pleasant worries associated with both the flight and the vacation itself. Today we want to cover in detail the topic of check-in for a flight - why it is needed, how to go through it quickly and calmly, what check-in methods are there and which one is better to choose. Let's discuss possible pitfalls and life hacks, give a few examples and put all the dots on how it happens.

Purpose of registration

Many people wonder, what exactly is the purpose of checking in for a plane flight? The ticket has already been purchased, the system has saved your personal data, go to passport control, and that’s it. Let's try to explain. Because the the departure of each flight is a planned and clearly verified event, delays create consequences.

There are time limits for aircraft maintenance at the airport. Violation of them leads to a delay in departure, which can lead to loss of queue on the runway and a long wait for a new free “window”. In conditions where some passengers are about to make a transfer, while others have already planned important matters and meetings at the destination (city), such a wait can result in serious problems.

To ensure that the plane departs from the airport exactly on schedule, the flight is checked in advance passenger check-in(check-in), which ends 40-60 minutes before departure. After that, airline and airport employees have at their disposal enough free time to solve almost all unforeseen situations that, one way or another, always arise when the organizational process is associated with checking documents and baggage, going through customs and security control.

Ways to check in for a flight

There are two main ways to register a passenger:

The fundamental difference between these two methods is that when registering at the airport building, you must be physically present; no one can register for you, but with electronic (online) registration, you can do this remotely, in a place convenient for you. You can even ask someone to check in online for you, providing that person with the necessary details about your flight.

Our goal is to provide you with complete and comprehensive information about the check-in process. Therefore, we will first of all look at the methods, their differences and tell you how you can go through it in the most comfortable way.

Baggage check-in

According to the rules, the passenger has the right to take on board the plane only a small bag, which is called hand luggage. If you also have a suitcase, it must be checked in and placed in the cargo hold. Baggage check-in (unlike passenger check-in) is formal and takes literally a couple of minutes. The term “registration” itself is only nominally applicable to the suitcase, this is necessary in order to identify it in case of problems.

After check-in, the suitcase is classified as checked baggage, they put a luggage tag on it and hand it over to the cargo compartment. The passenger will be able to receive it only upon arrival at the destination. Read more about baggage allowance here, but in this article we will only talk about the options for checking it in and checking it into the baggage compartment of the plane.

Standard begins 24 hours before departure, and ends in 40–60 minutes, so be careful if you plan to arrive at the airport “back to back”. Each airline sets its own exact time frame.

Many people are interested in whether there is a fundamental difference between checking in for a flight through an application and on the official website of the airline. Answer: There are no important differences. Minor ones appear if you collect bonuses/miles/points from a certain company, since they are accumulated only by registered users, and thanks to the application you always have them at hand up-to-date information about the status of your bonus account, possible privileges, discounts and promotions. From any gadget, be it a phone or a tablet, you are taken to an intuitive menu where you do not need to search for information through a browser. Otherwise, the procedure is identical, and if you are not interested in bonuses, then there is no difference in how you check in online for your flight (through the application or on the official website).

After the system message has confirmed to you that online check-in for the flight was successful, you receive electronic boarding pass(English e-boarding pass or mobile boarding pass), which contains all the information about the upcoming flight. It can come in the form of a QR code, a file with the extension .pkpass or in PDF format. From now on, the electronic boarding pass - the only document, which confirms your right to fly as a passenger (an airplane ticket is not such). For this reason, during pre-flight registration (in the airport building), the document will need to be demonstrated at least 2-3 times.

Printing an electronic boarding pass

The rules of most (but not all) airlines state that a passenger must undergo pre-flight clearance at the airport building (baggage drop-off, passport and customs controls, boarding) only on the basis of a printed version of the electronic boarding pass. You can print the pass in advance on a regular printer (on a sheet of A4 paper), or directly in the airport building at the check-in counter or at a self-check-in kiosk (terminal). Even in cases where there is no need to print the coupon, it is safer to always have a paper version on hand.

Who is not entitled to undergo electronic (online) registration:

• Passengers of a special category. These are people with serious illnesses or with medical equipment due to health reasons; children flying unaccompanied by adults, as well as people with disabilities.
• Passengers traveling with animals, since before check-in you need to undergo additional veterinary control and pay for the transportation of the animal.
• Passengers carrying special or dangerous cargo - since additional inspections and verification of permits are carried out.
• Passengers who purchased tickets through travel companies. Yes, unfortunately, travel agencies do not sell tickets directly from the company, often adding their own percentage, and the ticket itself is issued in paper form, so you won’t be able to check in for a plane flight online.
• When ordering air tickets for a group (more than 9 people).

Who should not use online registration?

If you are not a confident user of modern gadgets, and the very concept of “application” makes you mistrustful, the best and easiest way for you to get a boarding pass is to register with an airport employee. All you need to do is provide your passport and ticket, then the work will be done by professionals. It is to them at the reception desk that you should ask all your questions. Don't hesitate to ask for help, it's their responsibility.

How to check in checked baggage during electronic (online) check-in

When checking in electronically for a flight, a question often arises regarding the check-in of checked baggage into the cargo compartment of the aircraft. There are several options:

Check-in for a flight at the airport building

When checking in for a flight directly at the airport, you need to choose the optimal and appropriate method. This can be registration with the help of or directly with airport representatives.

What is the most convenient way to check in for a flight?

The question is not easy, since there is a group of people who are simply more accustomed and/or more convenient to check in the old traditional way on , as they have done for many years, but there are several undeniable advantages to the flight:

• You save time, which you can spend on coffee, shopping, or just check out a little later, without fear of losing an extra half hour or even hours in the check-in line.
• You can choose your favorite one yourself place on board, and not ask the airport employee to “give me a seat at the window.”
• You automatically become a passenger, despite possible overbooking, which is especially important for tourist destinations during the season.
• You save your nerves and those of those around you, because few people enjoy pushing in line and waiting agonizingly in a crowd.

What is the difference between check-in on international flights and domestic flights?

It would seem that there is no difference here, because in both places there is a departure from a certain airport, there is a destination, you also need to register by selecting convenient way, check in your luggage and go through the security check area. So what are the differences? First of all, some countries have introduced bans and/or restrictions on the carriage of large portable equipment, which is not the case on domestic flights. As a rule, domestic flights depart from another terminal or wing of the airport. When flying domestically, you will not have to go through passport control, which greatly simplifies and speeds up the registration procedure, but please note that in the zone Duty Free only accepted for payment National currency and cards, you won’t be able to pay with euros/dollars, as you would for an international flight!

Check-in at the airport building domestic flights, as a rule, starts 1.5 hours before departure and ends 30–40 minutes, depending on internal rules airlines. Online registration, as on international flights, opens a day before departure (sometimes earlier).

Low-cost airlines. The difference and subtleties of registration

Low-cost airlines are low-cost airlines that offer tickets to popular destinations at fairly reasonable prices. low prices. Reducing the cost of a flight is achieved by saving on costs and reducing the level of service. The business model of low-cost airlines is based on additional services, which are always provided for a fee. Therefore, electronic (online) check-in at low-cost airlines is free, but at the airport it becomes a paid service. You will also have to pay for printing your boarding pass (at the check-in counter) and for choosing a seat on board the plane (during check-in), and for the right to take checked baggage.

Additional airline services

As we have already said, when checking in for a flight (regardless of the method), you can order additional services that will be provided on board or after arrival. Most of them are paid, only some are free. Here is a sample list of additional services ( full list, as well as the cost of a particular service, you can see on the airline’s official website):

• choosing and booking your favorite seat on board the aircraft;
• menu to choose from: meat, fish, vegetarian, halal, dietary;
• a seat with a baby cot if you are traveling with a small child;
• wheelchair for people with disabilities;
• meeting at the airport, transfer, hotel reservation;
• accompanying a child if he is flying alone;
• service upgrade;
• additional drinks;
• extra luggage;
• fresh press;
• WI-FI;

There are also a number of non-standard additional services, for example, airBaltic offers the “accurate arrival guarantee” service (10 euros).

Cancellation of registration

Unfortunately, sometimes it happens that registration has to be canceled urgently. You can cancel your check-in until it is closed (that is, on average, no later than 30–40 minutes before boarding). You can do this through the application or on the website by going to your reservation and canceling it (if it supports this function), or directly from an airport employee.

If you wish to receive any portion of your ticket purchase as cash compensation, you will be required to fill out an application detailing the situation that caused you to cancel your registration. Many airlines, in the event of force majeure (injury, hospital, accident), compensate up to 70 percent of the ticket price, but you must have all the statements and certificates in your hands, which you will then provide as a basis for compensation. If you are simply late for your flight, then even if you cancel (remotely) check-in, you will not have to count on a refund. If you fly with a low-cost airline, then such airlines, in principle, do not provide any compensation, and tickets are non-refundable.

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Online check-in for an airline flight is necessary for the passenger to select a seat on the plane and save time at the airport. You can register through the airline's website or mobile application. After checking in online yourself, you will immediately receive a boarding pass.

At online registration You no longer need to check in at the airport for your flight and guess which seats you will get. If you are flying without luggage and you have a printed boarding pass, you can immediately go through security before departure, bypassing the check-in counters. If you are traveling with luggage, you can check it in at the airport at the Drop-off baggage drop-off counters for registered passengers. There are no long queues at such counters, since they only accept luggage.

Is it necessary to register online?

The need for online check-in depends on the airline's rules. If the airline offers online check-in, be sure to use it. Foreign low-cost airlines may charge you money at the check-in counter if you do not go through it yourself on the carrier’s website.

For any airline, checking in at airports is an additional cost, so carriers are interested in passengers checking in independently. On some European flights, check-in is only available through airline websites or special check-in terminals at the airport.

Some airports do not have access to the international online passenger check-in information system, so passengers will not be able to check in online in advance. Most often this applies to small regional air ports.

How to register online

You can check in online in two ways: on the website or through the airline’s mobile application. On the airline's website, in the check-in section for the flight, the passenger must enter his data: first and last name, reservation code or air ticket number. During registration, check that you have entered your email correctly. After checking in on the airline's website, you will be sent a boarding pass with a code to scan (bar or QR code) by email.

As a rule, check-in with airlines begins one day before flight departure and ends an hour before departure. For foreign low-cost airlines, check-in opens much earlier: 15 days in advance or immediately after purchasing a ticket. This is due to the fact that low-cost airlines have only one type of aircraft, and even if there is a change of board, the seating pattern of passengers will not change.

Do I need a computer to complete online registration?

Having a computer or laptop for online check-in is not necessary if you have a smartphone or tablet. Airline websites have mobile versions. You can also use the airline's mobile application to complete check-in.

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Online check-in on airline websites

Avianiti publishes a list of airlines and links to their official websites for online check-in.

Online check-in for a flight occurs only on the airline’s website or mobile application; there is no need to register on airport websites or other resources.