The airport won't take luggage less than 45 minutes before the flight so that's when I check in.
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Some won't let you check-in less than 45 minutes before your flight (or 60 for international). Only time I've missed a flight was because of that
Completely dead airport, got there 45 minutes before my flight, ended up missing the 45 minute check-in window by a couple minutes
They changed me to the next flight for free, and I just ended up having to wait around for a couple hours
This is out of thousands of flights the only time I've missed one. I usually plan to get there 60 minutes before my flight
That's fully insane. Just standing there like "yep, technically you can't get on that plane"
45 minutes before boarding, no?
Once me and my wife discovered the magic of airport lounge bars, we appreciate the time before departure.
Lounges are getting expensive. Not worth it unless you get free access
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As early as my wife will allow. Hurry up and wait is just how life is to me and I have no issue sitting in a chair patiently... My wife does not feel the same and I'm okay with that, we understand how each other feels so we just leave when she says it's okay lol.
In Denmark, the official recommendation is 2h, most people do 60-90 minutes, and it seems to work fine.
Granted, the airports here tend to be significantly smaller and the people fewer, but I still say that better organization (AKA optimizing more for user experience rather than 100% only for squeezing every penny out of everyone) and less understaffing are crucial factors as well.
Have you flown Kastrup lately? Security lines are 2h now after they got complaints from some kind of agency. Everything is by the book and gets double checked.
45-60 minutes before boarding. The only reason to get there earlier is if you fly at dumb hours like really early in the morning or really late at night.
Shout out to fucking Air Canada for keeping me standing in line for ages and then locking out all check-ins 2 hours before flight time without doing reschedules or refunds. Fuck you very much guys. If you're travelling Air Canada I would definitely recommend getting there 4+ hours before.
Why would they do that? I'm so confused
I'll rather spend couple hours there drinking than be late
Dad: “Spend the previous night in the airport just in case of a freak storm that morning.”
This is why you buy lounges
I like to get there about 45 minutes before the flight. Usually the only thing the ticket agent will say to you is "run"... I am not a big fan of small talk or waiting.
I love my local small airport. I park the car 30 minutes before departure and have time for a morning espresso before boarding.
Huh, we always get to the airport 45 minutes before, at one of the largest airports in the world, and no one ever says that. 45 minutes is plenty of time to get to your flight on time. People that get there several hours before are just wasting a lot of time.
Had one time we were going to meet a friend before heading to the airport. A semi caught fire and shut the interstate down for a few hours in both directions. We didn’t see our friend but we made our flight, it was a bit close though
I've been through a small handful of airports in North America. Definitely far from the most traveled, but I'd guess more traveled than the average person. I've never spent more than an hour getting through security and getting to my gate, even in quite busy times.
Four hours to me seems like quite antiquated advice. The security process alone has been really streamlined in the last ten or so years.
Look up wait times the night before, do what the googs tells me.
As someone who had a dad with undiagnosed ADHD, I had the opposite problem (he refused mental health treatment because he was a Boomer). We were always late to everything. And because he was a Narcissist too it was always everyone else's fault.
I'm terrified of flying, so this doesn't concern me at all. Happy enough in mainland Europe, and when I need to travel to the UK or Ireland, I enjoy a cozy ferry trip.