How many hours before online check-in for a plane? Check-in rules

Standard check-in opens a few hours in advance and closes less than an hour before departure. Often, how long it takes to arrive at the airport to complete registration formalities directly depends on the type of registration itself, the time frame established by a particular airline or departure airport. You can check in for your flight in advance in real time or directly at the departure airport. It is best to clarify information about the beginning and end of registration directly when booking.

Many air carriers remind you that you should arrive at the airport several hours before departure in order to have time to stand in line at the counter, check in your luggage and go through pre-flight security. Agree, it is much more pleasant to wait for your plane to take off in a cafe or walk around Duty Free than to neglect the time allotted for check-in, then overpay for processing a late passenger for the flight and be nervous about the fact that you will no longer be able to fly and, in addition, will lose time and money.

Check-in for Aeroflot flights

It is worth calculating in advance how long you need to arrive at the airport in order not to miss your flight. If you are flying in economy class, it is worth arriving early as the queues at the counters are quite long. For Aeroflot economy class passengers, the standard rule applies: check-in begins 2 hours before the flight, ends 40 minutes, but there are some exceptions:

• For Aeroflot flights flying to St. Petersburg from Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminals F, E), check-in ends 30 minutes before departure.
• For flights flying to St. Petersburg from Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminals B, D), check-in begins 6 hours and ends 30 minutes before departure. Check-in for other flights from these terminals also starts 6 hours before, but ends 40 minutes before.
• You can use the early check-in service at the airport counter. It opens no earlier than 12 hours before the flight, provided there is no accumulation of a large number of passengers whose flight departure is less than 6 hours away.
• At Swiss airports, passenger check-in for Aeroflot flights ends 45 minutes before departure.
• Exactly one hour before departure, check-in ends at the airports of Brussels, Delhi, Dubai, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Miami, Tel Aviv, Hanoi (only for flights departing on Mondays), Beijing, Shanghai.

When checking out for a flight online or at self-check-in kiosks, the time frame shifts slightly. This type of registration starts exactly 24 hours before departure and ends 45 minutes.

Check-in for UTair flights

For all Utair airline flights, a standard rule applies: check-in for domestic flights begins 2 hours before, for international flights - 3 hours before and ends 40 minutes before. The exceptions are:

• For domestic flights at Vnukovo, you can check in 12 hours before departure, in Kaliningrad - 6 hours, and in Surgut - 24 hours before departure.
• Check-in at Milan airport starts 2.5 hours before departure, and at airports in cities such as Riga, Vienna, Berlin and Munich - 2 hours.

If there is a UTair self-registration kiosk at the departure airport, you can register one day before departure. Registration for a flight through kiosks is completed in 45 minutes.

A very convenient way that will save a lot of time is online registration. For Utair flights it opens 36 hours before and closes 45 minutes before departure (in Vienna and Tel Aviv - an hour before the flight). Online check-in is not available in all cities and airports.

All passengers who are late for the flight (appearing for check-in less than 40 minutes before departure) will not be allowed to board the flight.

Check-in for Ural Airlines flights

Check-in for the flight of the main carrier of the Urals starts depending on the departure airport. Check-in at Domodedovo Airport for all flights begins one day in advance. At Koltsovo, domestic flights open for check-in 3 hours before departure, and international flights open 4 hours before departure. For other airports, the rule is: check-in for domestic flights opens 1.5 hours in advance, and for international flights 3 hours in advance, although depending on the situation at the airport, the check-in opening time sometimes changes (from 1 to 4 hours).

The standard check-in time for international and domestic flights is 40 minutes before departure, but there are exceptions:

• At Hurghada Airport, check-in closes 45 minutes before the flight.
• In Rome and Tel Aviv - an hour before departure. Also, check-in for international flights from Bolshoye Savino Airport in Perm finishes in an hour.
• In Beijing, Guangzhou and Dubai, check-in ends exactly one hour before the flight.

Online check-in for direct scheduled flights starts 24 hours before and ends 40 minutes before departure time, flights from airports Rome, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Beijing, Harbin, Amsterdam - in 1 hour. Online check-in for a Ural Airlines flight is not possible from all airports.

Passengers who, for one reason or another, did not fit into the given time frame and showed up for the flight after check-in was completed are unlikely to be able to fly.

Check-in time for S7 flights

According to the general rule of the S7 airline, check-in for a flight starts 2-3 hours and ends 40 minutes before departure. Exceptions:

• Check-in for the flight at Tolmachevo Airport (Novosibirsk) starts 24 hours in advance.
• Check-in at Domodedovo Airport begins one day before the flight.
• The end of check-in at the airports of Beijing, Dubai and Madrid is exactly one hour before departure.

Online check-in for S7 flights begins 30 hours before departure and ends 40 minutes before departure.

Check-in for Rossiya Airlines flights

At the airport of departure at the check-in counter for Rossiya flights, registration opens 2 hours in advance and closes in 40 minutes. If your flight begins with the letter code FV, this means that the flight is operated directly by Rossiya Airlines. If your flight code begins with the letters SU, this means that Rossiya operates a flight under a single code for the Aeroflot group of companies. Check-in start times will vary depending on the flight.

• At Vnukovo Airport: for flights with code SU, check-in is available 4 hours before departure; for flights with code FV, check-in is available one day before departure.
• At Pulkovo Airport: for flights with code SU - check-in one day before departure, for flights with code FV - 3 hours before departure.

If you are flying from a foreign airport, you must check the check-in closing time on the airport website itself.

If there are self-check-in kiosks at the airport, you can check in for your flight one day before departure. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure. The time frame for online registration is identical.

Check-in for Pobeda flights

At the airport counter, check-in opens 2 hours in advance and closes 40 minutes in advance. Exceptions:

• Check-in at Vnukovo begins 4 hours before the flight.
• Check-in for flights departing from the airports of Leipzig, Karlovy Vary, Eindhoven, Istanbul, Berlin, Milan, Genoa, Dubai and Riga ends in exactly one hour.

Time range for online check-in for Pobeda Airlines flights:

• For flights from Moscow, online check-in opens 24 hours before and ends 40 minutes before departure.
• You can check-in for flights from St. Petersburg 24 hours in advance, but you must be there before the check-in deadline (2 hours before departure).
• From foreign airports, online check-in begins 24 hours before departure and ends 4 hours before departure.

Check-in for flights of other airlines

Check-in for Azur Air flights at the airport starts in 2.5 - 3 hours and ends in 40 minutes. Online registration opens exactly 24 hours in advance and ends 3 hours before.

For all domestic flights from Domodedovo, check-in for Red Wings Airlines begins one day before and ends 40 minutes before departure. Online registration also starts a day before, but ends in 3 hours.

Yamal adheres to the standard rule and opens check-in at the airport in 2 hours and closes in 40 minutes. You can register online from one day to three hours before flight departure. For Nordavia airlines, check-in for flights is identical, the only difference is the check-in time at the airport - 50 minutes before departure.

Check-in at the airport for Rusline flights starts from 1.5 to 3 hours before departure, depending on the airport and flight. You need to find out the specific time before the flight on the airline’s website or from representatives. Check-in at the airport ends in 40 minutes as a standard. Live pre-registration begins 36 hours in advance and ends 90 minutes in advance.

Yakutia Airlines has its own time range. For local flights within the region, check-in is open 2 hours in advance; for flights within Russia and the world, you can check-in 3 hours in advance. The end time is floating and is communicated to the passenger directly at the airport of departure on the online board. It is very convenient to register online. Web check-in opens 23 hours and closes 2 hours before departure.

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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. 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 major hazardous substances and items prohibited for transportation 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 in the B-ZONE category (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 airport check-in counter.

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 has ended.

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 self-check-in kiosks at the airport or at the airport check-in counter.

How to cancel registration:

1. In order to cancel registration if a free seat was previously selected, it is necessary to go through 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. Refunds for purchased services are made in accordance with the claims procedure.

Note!
Due to the introduction of additional security measures at airports for passing security control procedures, and for 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.

Aeroflot company is one of the largest air carriers. Every day, thousands of passengers fly on its planes to different parts of the country.

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In the recent past, they had to go through the registration procedure at special counters at the airport of departure, having stood in line for a long time.

But the emergence of modern electronic services has greatly simplified the situation, because passengers have the opportunity to register electronically for Aeroflot flights.

Information about the company

Aeroflot is the largest airline in Russia and one of the oldest in the world.

During the existence of the USSR, it was completely owned by the state, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union it was partially privatized.

Although the state still retains a controlling stake. Aeroflot also has several subsidiaries - Russia, Aurora and Pobeda.

The airline's home airport is Sheremetyevo. It is from here that all flights currently operate.

Aeroflot operates its own flights to 51 countries around the world, and in Russia it flies to 50 different destinations.

Including flights from subsidiaries and codeshare partners, the network is much wider and includes more than 390 destinations in 68 countries.

Instructions for completing the procedure

Checking in online for an Aeroflot flight is quite simple. You can do all the necessary operations from home or office.

In the future, you will not have to waste time at the airport on this procedure. Especially online check-in will speed up pre-flight formalities for those traveling without luggage.

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to check in for an Aeroflot flight through the website:

1. We go to the Aeroflot website and go to the “Services” section, where we select the “Online check-in” item.
2. We read the brief terms of service and confirm our agreement with them.
3. We indicate the reservation code (ticket or loyalty card number) and last name in Latin.
4. We select passengers. If several people are flying on the same ticket, you should choose everyone at once. And also at this stage you can indicate the bonus card number if this was not done when booking.
5. On the page that opens with the layout of passenger seats, select the appropriate ones from among the available ones.
6. We confirm registration and print out boarding passes. If you don’t have a printer at home, you will have to print out the ticket at the airport through a self-service terminal.

How long does it take to start

The standard procedure for Aeroflot flights begins at the airport 2 hours before departure.

The exception is Terminal D of Sheremetyevo Airport, where you can check in and receive your boarding pass at the counter a maximum of 6 hours before departure.

Electronic check-in for a flight begins much earlier - 24 hours before departure.

Electronic ticket ends 45 minutes before departure. After all, before the end of the regular check-in time, the passenger still needs to check in his luggage.

For some Aeroflot flights, electronic check-in ends in 1 hour. This is due to special safety requirements and various international agreements.

Let's look at the flights from which cities electronic check-in ends:

• NY;
• Washington;
• Miami;
• Los Angeles;
• Shanghai;
• Tel Aviv.

This point must be taken into account. You should also remember that boarding the plane will also end 20 minutes before departure.

By e-ticket number

Online check-in for Aeroflot flights is possible both by booking code and ticket number.

Customers who regularly fly with the company can even register using their loyalty program member number. Any of these three codes must be specified at the first stage of registration.

Important! You must indicate exactly the ticket number or airline reservation code. There are often other service codes on the itinerary receipt that are not suitable for online registration.

By mobile application

Aeroflot's application for mobile devices allows you to select convenient departure dates, purchase electronic tickets, and also complete mobile check-in for your flight.

This allows you to save time and settle most formalities in advance, even without access to a computer.

Let's look at how check-in for a flight occurs through a mobile application:

You can immediately view your completed boarding pass, send it by email, or add it to Wallet.

You must print a paper version of the document. If it is not possible to do this yourself, for example, due to the lack of a printer at hand, then you can use self-service terminals for this.

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to print a coupon using the Wallet app:

Nuances of the operation

Modern people prefer to use various services online instead of traditional personal contact with the relevant employees. Checking in for Aeroflot flights is no exception.

More and more people are doing it online, preferring not to waste time waiting at the counter.

But before you register on the website or through a mobile application, you must study a number of nuances:

You should definitely know that you cannot check in online for Aeroflot flights from the following airports:

• Aktobe;
• Atyrau;
• Beirut;
• Bukhara;
• Burgas;
• Varna;
• Damascus;
• Dushanbe;
• Cairo;
• Kostanay;
• Lisbon;
• Male;
• Makhachkala;
• Paris - Orly;
• Busan;
• Rimini;
• Saratov;
• Split;
• Tehran;
• Tivat;
• Ulyanovsk;
• Urgench;
• Khanty-Mansiysk;
• Harbin;
• Shymkent.

Video: rules of procedure

Advantages and disadvantages

Online registration allows you to avoid having to stand in line and save a lot of time.

You can even arrive at the airport a little later, since one of the procedures required before boarding will have already been completed.

You can also note the following advantages of conducting the procedure via the Internet:

But there are also several quite significant disadvantages:

Another inconvenience is the need to take care of printing a paper version of your boarding pass.

This can be done at the airport, the main thing is to have at least a small reserve of time.

It’s not worth risking everything and arriving almost in time for departure, because electronic check-in for a flight does not exempt you from most other formalities (security control, customs clearance).