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It Does Matter When You Check in to Your Flight—Here’s What You Need to Know - Food and Wine
Early birds, rejoice (sometimes).
Traveling by plane can sometimes be stressful and difficult—as anyone faced with frequent flight cancellations can attest—but in this day and age, it’s a bit of a necessary evil. Some people love flying, actually, but others are stressed out by (or even fearful of) the process. Running through a pre-flight checklist and studying up on carry-on luggage rules can help smooth the bumps of flying (both on and off the plane), but some smart flying tricks aren’t that straightforward.
I’ve always been the type of person who likes to check into my flight as soon as possible. I download the airline app (if I don’t already have it), and I subscribe to the push notifications so that I’m sure to check in as soon as the option becomes available. That’s why I was so shocked when a friend of mine questioned this method. She explained that, while it typically makes sense to check in as soon as the app or website allows it, there are times when it’s smarter to check in later.
Early birds, rejoice (sometimes).
Traveling by plane can sometimes be stressful and difficult—as anyone faced with frequent flight cancellations can attest—but in this day and age, it’s a bit of a necessary evil. Some people love flying, actually, but others are stressed out by (or even fearful of) the process. Running through a pre-flight checklist and studying up on carry-on luggage rules can help smooth the bumps of flying (both on and off the plane), but some smart flying tricks aren’t that straightforward.
I’ve always been the type of person who likes to check into my flight as soon as possible. I download the airline app (if I don’t already have it), and I subscribe to the push notifications so that I’m sure to check in as soon as the option becomes available. That’s why I was so shocked when a friend of mine questioned this method. She explained that, while it typically makes sense to check in as soon as the app or website allows it, there are times when it’s smarter to check in later.