What determins the 24 hour mark for sw online checkin ? I fly out feb 10 11:40 a.m.

[mckinley]

I am sure this is a stupid ? on my part, but i am going to do online check in for the first time. I fly out sat feb 10th at 11:40 a.m. What is time i can start online check in. Is it 12:00 a.m. on sat. or is it 11:40 a.m. on the friday before.

thanks in advance

 

[disneyfan2]

oh let me know, my TA told me that you can't do it before 24 hours so i think Friday afternoon. Let us know when you did and what category you ended up with. TA told me most don't do it right away, which i hope because i will be at work during the time and have to wait til i get home!

 

[mckinley]

so i am assuming that at 11:40 a.m. on friday i can check in online since i am flying out sat at 11:40 a.m. If this is correct i plan on doing it at that time or just right after. I don't want to wait and take that chance.

 

[CarolA]

You are correct it's 11:40 on Friday.

 

[I'mNoPrince]

You can also check-in useing a web-enabled cell phone. I do this all the time and just reprint my A's at the ticket counter.

 

[CleveRocks]

Count backwards 24 hours on a clock from your flight time. There's your answer. They mean exactly, precisely 24 hours, they don't mean "a day," which would be subject to interpretation.

 

[pamjb]

It is exactly 24 hours before your flight departure time. Not a minute before. So if your flight leaves at 11:40 AM on 2/10/07, you can check in at 11:40 AM on 2/9/07.

Disneyfan2
I would disagree with the TA that stated most people don't do it right away. Depending on when you fly, those A boarding passes really "fly". I believe there are 50 boarding passes in each boarding group.

I personally check in exactly 24 hours before my flight.

 

[goofy4tink]

I flew at 5:45 on a Thursday afternoon...I 'checked in' with SW at 5:45 on Wednesday afternoon. By the time I had done all three of us (at the same time) we were number 19, 20, 21! When we flew home at 10:40 am on a Monday, I checked in at 10:40 am on Sunday....had 2 completely different reservations to access...4 of us were 14, 15, 16, 17, and the 5th was 29!! Those A boarding passes move right along....be sure to check in right at that 24 hr. mark!!!

 

[disneyfan2]

Disneyfan2
I would disagree with the TA that stated most people don't do it right away. Depending on when you fly, those A boarding passes really "fly". I believe there are 50 boarding passes in each boarding group.

I personally check in exactly 24 hours before my flight.

Thanks, i guess i will have to come home early then .
I wonder if i could check in on both my computers at the same time? One on Laptop the other on desk top? I finish work at 8pm and the checkin will be at 7pm. Will 1 hr make a difference. I am also going alone with 2 kids(1 is 3yrs old)

 

[pamjb]

No need to check in on 2 different computers. You can check in everyone that is listed under the same confirmation at once.
With the 3 year old, you should be able to preboard, and the boarding group letter won't matter. But I would do the online checkin as soon as possible.

 

[drivencrazy]

No need to check in on 2 different computers. You can check in everyone that is listed under the same confirmation at once.
With the 3 year old, you should be able to preboard, and the boarding group letter won't matter. But I would do the online checkin as soon as possible.

Ok, I think you answered a question of mine...... we are a family of 6, the kids are 12, 9, 4 and 2. I will be checking in on line at the 24 hour mark, but since we have little ones, will we be able to pre-board??? I have a friend that has flown a couple of times within the last month and she said that she never heard them anounce a pre boarding time for people with small kids (they have a baby and would have liked to do this...) Do you think she just missed it? Should I plan on being able to preboard everyone? All 6 of us? It would be nice to get the kids on the plane with extra time so they can watch the others get on and look around a bit before I want them to sit still....

Thanks

 

[disneyfan2]

yes i wonder if the pre boarding with small kids applies to the whole group (we are 5) or just me and the kids???