Flying Midwest -- online check-in

[BrerMama]

How important is it to do online check-in when flying Midwest? Here's our situation. We're flying out of KC, about a 3-4 hour drive from our home. We're spending the night in KC before our flight and would really like to leave home in time to be in KC for lunch. Our 24 hour window for online check in will open after we leave home.

We are at an airport hotel that evening that may have the capability to print our boarding passes. But we'll also be at the airport at least 2 hours before our flight the next morning.

How imperative is it for us to do online check-in with Midwest? Do I need to worry about the possibility of being bumped, or can we just check in the morning of our flight? We'll have a laptop and could check in at the airport hotel that afternoon, but we'd still have to get boarding passes printed.

Any advice would be appreciated since I'm beginning to obsess on this.

 

[disneydave]

Have not ever had trouble with Midwest, have flown them out of MCI many times. You might be able to use the business center at the hotel and print your passes there; however, have not had any trouble with Midwest and usually don't check in before i get to the airport.

 

[Inkmahm]

I've never had a problem with Midwest either. Sometimes I check in from home and sometimes I check in at the airport. You have assigned seats in advance so it really doesn't matter much.

 

[bab31]

I check in at the airport - but I fly out of Appleton. I dont anticipate that you would have a problem- just call reservations and have your seats assigned if not done yet.

 

[LoveToDisney]

I have flown Midwest out of Kansas City and printed out boarding passes but didn't worry about doing it 24 hours ahead (like SWA) because we already had assigned seating. Since our flight was sold out, the ones who didn't check in early and were the last to check in at the airport may not have gotten a seat on the airplane or were split up into open seats.

If the plane still has low cost fares and obviously isn't full, I wouldn't worry. If the plane looks full (high prices), then I would check in at the hotel with your laptop and get the boarding pass printout at the airport when you check baggage. I printed our boarding passes and they gave still gave us new ones printed at the airport when we checked baggage at KC.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[Dan Murphy]

I have flown MW many times, never have done online check in, never had any problem at airport. Remember, they have the best care in the air.

 

[BrerMama]

Good news! Thanks for sharing your experiences!