Is it beneficial to check in on-line for AA out of MCO?

[joellyn23]

I'm planning on doing it for our outbound flight out of O'Hare. I'm staying offsite at Emerald Island and see that I can print our boarding passes at their clubhouse (while the villa has internet access, it does not have a printer so I thought I was just out of luck).

I'm just wondering if doing so would save me any time at MCO? I'm not that familiar with the check in/security set up there.

Also, how far in advance can I use AA's on line check in? 24 hrs?

ETA: If I print my boarding pass on line, where do I go with my checked baggage?


TIA

18 days til we go to Mickey's house!

Joellyn

 

[Jestocost]

IMO, there's little or no reason to check in online and print your boarding passes if you're also checking luggage on AA or most carriers with assigned seating. You'll still need to use curbside check-in, one of the self-service kiosks or the actual check-in line inside to check your bags, and any of those can give you your boarding pass without taking appreciably longer.