Birmingham to Dublin Flights

[poetrylover]

Do you have to check in 2 hours in advance for flights from Birmingham to Dublin?

[bednobs]

who are you flying with? it'll be on their website. i recently flew with flybe and it was a 90 minute check in, although as i am a wheelchair passenger they asked me to check in earlier

[poetrylover]

ryanair ..... the website is hopeless and crashes continually Aarrhhhhh!!

[bednobs]

At the airport:

Airport Check-in

This service is only available to customers who made their booking before the 20th May 2009 and selected airport check-in.

All customers making new bookings after this date MUST use online check-in.

If checking in at the airport we recommend that you arrive at the airport 2 hours prior to your scheduled flight departure time. Airport check-in opens two hours prior to scheduled departure and closes strictly 40 minutes prior to scheduled departure.

From the website

[Buenchico]

As Bednobs' post indicates, Ryanair are no longer operating airport check-in desks. All passengers must check-in online.

If you've got hold baggage you simply take it to a 'bag drop' on your arrival at the airport, and then proceed through security. (Those without hold baggage go directly to security). The only time requirement is that you're expected to be at the departure gate 30 minutes before departure, when the gate (theoretically) closes. In practice the gate won't even have opened at that time. Ryanair flights are scheduled to land only 25 minutes before take off, so the aircraft won't even be at the gate 30 minutes before departure, yet alone boarding! The reality is that the gate will open about 15 to 20 minutes prior to take off, and close a little after 10 minutes before take off. (I've arrived at the gate with 8 minutes to go and had no problem boarding).

If you don't need to use the bag drop you can arrive at the airport just one hour (or even less) before your flight is due to depart. There are sometimes queues for the bag drop desks, so it might be wise to allow a little longer if you've got hold baggage.

Chris

[poetrylover]

Ah thanks both - really helpful - I will check them in (my parents are travelling not me) on line and will be taking them to the airport so will see that they check in their bag OK ..... they have never flown without me, and are a bit set in their ways, so your information is really helpful... they don't even know they are going yet!!