Airline Check-In Times & Windows (2026)

Know exactly when online check-in opens and closes for every airline. Set your alarm and never miss your check-in window.

Last updated: May 2026 · Verified from official airline websites

Quick Answer

Most airlines open online check-in 24 hours before departure. Check-in closes 1–2 hours before international flights and 30–60 minutes before domestic flights. Southwest passengers should check in at exactly 24 hours for the best boarding position.

Check-In Window by Airline

Airline	Online Check-In Opens	Check-In Closes	Mobile App
Peach Aviation	90 minutes before domestic flights, 120 minutes before international flights (App Auto Check-in available 48 hours before)	30 minutes before domestic flights, 50 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Azul Brazilian Airlines	72 hours before departure	90 minutes before domestic departures, 1 hour 30 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
Eurowings	72 hours before departure	3 hours before departure generally, 40 minutes before departure at most German airports, 45 minutes at London Heathrow and Palma de Mallorca	✓ Yes
Ryanair	60 days before departure with a reserved seat, or 24 hours before departure with random seat allocation	60 minutes before scheduled departure (as of Nov 2026)	✓ Yes
Aeromexico	48 hours before departure for domestic flights, 24 hours before departure for international flights	30 minutes before domestic flights, 40 minutes before international flights (at the boarding gate with boarding pass in hand); 90 minutes before domestic, 180 minutes before international (at the airport counter without boarding pass)	✓ Yes
LATAM Airlines	48 hours before departure	2 hours before departure for online check-in (counter closes 60 minutes before domestic, 2 hours before international)	✓ Yes
Avianca	48 hours before departure, or 24 hours for flights to/from the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada	60 minutes before international flights and 45 minutes before domestic flights in Colombia and Ecuador	✓ Yes
GOL Airlines	48 hours before departure for domestic and international flights, 24 hours before departure for flights to the United States	1 hour before departure for most flights (2 hours before departure at the service counter for flights departing from Caracas)	✓ Yes
Emirates	48 hours before departure	90 minutes before scheduled departure	✓ Yes
Qatar Airways	48 hours before departure for most flights, 24 hours before departure for flights to/from the U.S.	90 minutes before departure	✓ Yes
Saudia	48 hours before departure	1 hour before departure for domestic and international flights	✓ Yes
Oman Air	48 hours before departure	60 minutes before departure for most flights (90 minutes for some international flights)	✓ Yes
Aer Lingus	48 hours before departure for flights within Europe (15 days for Plus/Advantage/AerSpace fares or Saver with purchased seat); 24 hours before departure for transatlantic flights	60 minutes before departure for most European flights; 1 hour 35 minutes before departure for transatlantic flights	✓ Yes
ITA Airways	48 hours before departure (24 hours for USA/Canada flights, 30 hours for connecting flights with partner airlines)	40 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before long-haul international and non-Schengen flights	✓ Yes
Norwegian Air	48 hours before departure for most flights within Europe	30 minutes before domestic flights (45 minutes at Arlanda), 45 minutes before international flights, and 1 hour before international flights to/from UAE, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Geneva, Istanbul, Beirut, Tbilisi and Antalya	✓ Yes
Singapore Airlines	48 hours before departure	1.5 hours (90 minutes) before departure	✓ Yes
Cathay Pacific	48 hours before departure for Cathay members and oneworld members, 24 hours before departure for non-members	60 minutes before departure (exceptions: 40-60 mins for Chinese Mainland, 50 mins for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City)	✓ Yes
Korean Air	48 hours before departure (24 hours for US/Canada flights)	30 minutes before departure for domestic flights, 1 hour before departure for international flights	✓ Yes
Asiana Airlines	48 hours before departure for international flights (24 hours prior to departure for U.S. routes including Saipan), and 24 hours before departure for domestic flights.	30 minutes before departure for domestic flights, and 1 hour before departure for international flights (70 minutes prior to departure for free advance seat cancellation).	✓ Yes
Malaysia Airlines	48 hours before departure	90 minutes before departure for most flights, airport counters close 60 minutes before departure	✓ Yes
Garuda Indonesia	48 hours before departure	2 hours before departure for domestic flights, 4 hours before departure for international flights	✓ Yes
EVA Air	48 hours before departure	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes
China Airlines	48 hours before departure (24 hours for flights to the US, including Guam)	60 minutes before departure	✓ Yes
China Eastern Airlines	48 hours before departure for domestic flights, 24 hours for US/Canada routes	45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
IndiGo	48 hours before departure for domestic flights, 24 hours before departure for international flights	60 minutes before domestic flights, 75 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Air India	48 hours before departure	60 minutes before domestic, 120 minutes before international (75 minutes at Delhi Airport)	✓ Yes
SpiceJet	48 hours before departure	60 minutes before domestic departures, 75 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
Vistara	48 hours before scheduled departure time	1 hour before domestic flights, 2 hours before international flights	✓ Yes
Fiji Airways	48 hours before departure	1 hour before international flights, 45 minutes before domestic flights	✓ Yes
Virgin Australia	48 hours before departure for domestic flights (online check-in currently unavailable for international flights)	30 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Jetstar	48 hours before departure	40 minutes before domestic flights, 2 hours before international flights	✓ Yes
Ethiopian Airlines	48 hours before departure	2 hours before departure for online check-in. At the airport: 1 hour before international flights and 45 minutes before domestic flights. (Exceptions: LHR, MAN close 75 mins before; CDG closes 90 mins before).	✓ Yes
EgyptAir	48 hours before departure	90 minutes before departure for online check-in; airport counters close 60 minutes before international and 30 minutes before domestic flights	✓ Yes
Royal Air Maroc	48 hours before departure	2 hours before departure for online check-in, and 60 minutes before departure at airport counters	✓ Yes
Starlux Airlines	48 hours before departure for flights to/from Asia, 24 hours before departure for flights to/from North America	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes
Austrian Airlines	47 hours before departure (24 hours for flights to the USA)	60 minutes before departure for international flights, 45 minutes for domestic flights	✓ Yes
Finnair	36 hours before departure (24 hours for direct flights to the United States)	45 minutes before departure for flights within Europe; 1 hour before departure for flights to Asia, Central America, and Middle East; 75 minutes before departure for flights to the United States.	✓ Yes
TAP Air Portugal	36 hours before departure (24 hours for flights to/from the USA)	45 minutes before domestic and European flights, 60 minutes before intercontinental flights	✓ Yes
LOT Polish Airlines	36 hours before scheduled departure	120 minutes (2 hours) before departure	✓ Yes
Etihad Airways	30 hours before departure	60 minutes before departure for Economy, 45 minutes for Business/First class, and 2 hours for US flights	✓ Yes
Lufthansa	30 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Air France	30 hours before departure (24 hours for Delta flights from the US, or Air France flights from Atlanta and Detroit).	Varies by departure point. Generally 40 minutes before departure for domestic/short-haul flights, and 60-90 minutes before departure for international/long-haul flights.	✓ Yes
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	30 hours before departure (24 hours for flights to/from the United States).	European flights: 40 minutes before departure. Intercontinental flights: 60 minutes before departure.	✓ Yes
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)	30 hours before departure	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes
easyJet	30 days before departure	2 hours before departure	✓ Yes
Wizz Air	30 days before departure if a seat is purchased, otherwise 24 hours before departure	3 hours before departure	✓ Yes
Kenya Airways	30 hours before departure (24 hours for flights involving the United States)	1 hour before departure for international flights, 30 minutes before departure for domestic flights	✓ Yes
TUI fly	30 days before departure with seat reservation, or 48 hours before departure without seat reservation	45 minutes before departure (60 minutes for flights from Tel Aviv)	✓ Yes
American Airlines	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic flights, 90 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Delta Air Lines	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
United Airlines	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Southwest Airlines	24 hours before scheduled departure	45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
JetBlue Airways	24 hours before departure	45-60 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Alaska Airlines	24 hours before departure	40 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Spirit Airlines	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
Frontier Airlines	24 hours before departure	60 minutes before domestic and international flights	✓ Yes
Hawaiian Airlines	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before North America flights, 30 minutes before Neighbor Island flights, and 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Sun Country Airlines	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Allegiant Air	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before scheduled flight departure	✓ Yes
Breeze Airways	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
Air Canada	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
WestJet	24 hours before departure	60 minutes before departure for domestic, US, and international flights (except 75 minutes for flights departing Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Vancouver)	✓ Yes
Porter Airlines	24 hours before scheduled departure time	60 minutes before domestic flights, 75 minutes before US flights from YOW/YUL/YVR, and 90 minutes before US flights from YYZ	✓ Yes
Flair Airlines	24 hours before departure	2 hours before departure	✓ Yes
Copa Airlines	24 hours before flight departure	60 minutes before scheduled departure for most international flights, 2 hours before departure for flights from Venezuela, and 45 minutes before departure for international flights if no bags to check. For domestic flights in Colombia and Panama, 30 minutes before departure at the boarding gate.	✓ Yes
Gulf Air	24 hours before departure	90 minutes before scheduled departure	✓ Yes
Kuwait Airways	24 hours before departure	3 hours before departure	✓ Yes
Royal Jordanian	24 hours before departure	4 hours before departure	✓ Yes
British Airways	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before short-haul flights and 60 minutes before long-haul flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick; 30 minutes before all flights from London City	✓ Yes
Turkish Airlines	24 hours before departure	90 minutes before departure for online check-in; airport counters close 45 minutes before domestic and 60 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
Brussels Airlines	24 hours before departure	60 minutes before short-haul flights, 70 minutes before long-haul flights	✓ Yes
Iberia	24 hours before departure for flights outside the Schengen Area; from the time of purchase for domestic or Schengen Area flights if seat selection is included or purchased	1 hour before scheduled departure (90 minutes for Lagos and San José, 180 minutes for Caracas)	✓ Yes
Vueling	24 hours before departure for Fly Light bundle; instantly (up to 365 days) for Fly, Fly Grande, or Fly Pro bundles; 7 days for Vueling Club members.	Up to 50 minutes before departure for Schengen flights, 70 minutes for non-Schengen flights, and up to 4 hours for specific airports.	✓ Yes
Icelandair	24 hours before departure for all destinations	60 minutes before departure for international flights (from Keflavik) and 45 minutes for domestic flights	✓ Yes
ANA (All Nippon Airways)	24 hours before departure	75 minutes before international departure, 20 minutes before domestic departure	✓ Yes
Japan Airlines	24 hours before departure	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes
Thai Airways	24 hours before departure	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes
Vietnam Airlines	24 hours before departure	1 hour before departure for both domestic and international flights	✓ Yes
Philippine Airlines	24 hours before departure	1 hour and 15 minutes before international flights, 1 hour before domestic flights	✓ Yes
Hainan Airlines	24 hours before departure	1 hour before domestic flights, 5 hours before international and regional flights	✓ Yes
Qantas	24 hours before departure	30 minutes before domestic departures, 90 minutes before international departures	✓ Yes
Air New Zealand	24 hours before departure	30 minutes before domestic New Zealand flights, 90 minutes before international flights	✓ Yes
South African Airways	24 hours before departure	90 minutes before domestic flights, 2 hours before international flights	✓ Yes
Air Transat	24 hours before departure	75 minutes before departure for international flights from Canada, US, Europe, and South destinations; 45 minutes before departure for domestic flights within Canada.	✓ Yes
Condor	24 hours before departure	60 minutes before long-haul flights, 45 minutes before short and medium-haul flights	✓ Yes
Virgin Atlantic	24 hours before departure	70 minutes before departure for online check-in, 60 minutes before departure at airport desks	✓ Yes
Aeroflot	24 hours before departure	45 minutes before departure (6 hours and 20 minutes before departure from Dubai, Cairo, Malé, and Colombo)	✓ Yes
Bamboo Airways	24 hours before departure	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes
Zipair	24 hours prior to departure	90 minutes before the scheduled time of departure	✓ Yes
Swiss International Air Lines	23 hours before departure	1 hour before departure for both domestic and international flights	✓ Yes
Air China	From 20:00 two days before departure for domestic flights, and 36 hours before departure for international flights	30 minutes before departure for domestic flights and 60 minutes before departure for international and regional flights	✓ Yes
China Southern Airlines	14:00 on the day before departure (some cities can start earlier)	1 hour before departure for most flights (some domestic airports close 30-45 minutes before departure, international typically 50-60 minutes)	✓ Yes
Air India Express	14 days before departure	60 minutes before domestic departures, 2 hours before international departures	✓ Yes
AirAsia	14 days before departure (10 days for flights to/from Australia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and Thailand)	1 hour before departure for most flights (2 hours for flights from China)	✓ Yes
Lion Air	12 hours before departure for domestic flights, 24 hours before departure for international flights	45 minutes before departure for domestic flights, 45 minutes before departure for international flights	✓ Yes
Batik Air	12 hours before departure for domestic flights, 24 hours before departure for international flights	45 minutes before departure for domestic flights, 60 minutes before departure for international flights	✓ Yes
Pegasus Airlines	7 days before departure	60 minutes before departure for both domestic and international flights	✓ Yes
Volaris	3, 5, or 7 days before departure for domestic flights (depending on fare), and 24 hours before departure for international flights	1 hour before departure	✓ Yes

Check-In Pro Tips

Set an Alarm for 24 Hours Before

Especially for Southwest — boarding position is first-come, first-served. Check in at exactly T-24 hours for the best position.

Use the Airline App

Mobile apps often send push notifications when check-in opens and let you check in with one tap. Download before your trip.

International Flights: Check In Early

International check-in closes earlier (60-90 min before). Check in online as soon as it opens to avoid issues at the airport.

Budget Airlines: Don't Skip Online Check-In

Ryanair charges €/£55 for airport check-in. Always check in online for budget carriers to avoid surprise fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does online check-in open for most airlines?▼

Most airlines open online check-in 24 hours before departure. Notable exceptions: Southwest opens at 24 hours, Ryanair at 24-48 hours (depending on fare), British Airways at 24 hours, and some Asian carriers like ANA open at 24 hours for domestic and 24 hours for international flights.

What is the latest I can check in online?▼

Online check-in typically closes 1-2 hours before departure for international flights and 30-60 minutes before for domestic flights. After online check-in closes, you must check in at the airport counter.

Can I check in at the airport if I miss online check-in?▼

Yes, airport check-in counters are available as a fallback. They typically open 3 hours before international flights and 2 hours before domestic flights. However, some budget airlines charge extra for airport check-in (Ryanair charges €/£55 if you don't check in online).

Does checking in early get me a better seat?▼

On Southwest Airlines, yes — boarding position is determined by check-in time. On other airlines, checking in early doesn't change your assigned seat but ensures you get a boarding pass and reduces risk of being bumped on oversold flights.

What happens if I don't check in at all?▼

If you don't check in (online or at the airport), the airline may cancel your reservation and give your seat to a standby passenger. Most airlines require check-in to be completed at least 30-60 minutes before departure for domestic and 60-90 minutes for international flights.