How many hours in advance can I check in for an international flight?

Generally, airlines operating at their home stadium can make CI earlier, while foreign airlines usually make CI 3 hours earlier.

For international flights, please reserve at least 2 hours. If this is your first international flight, it is recommended to increase the time as appropriate.

There are now four ways to apply for a boarding pass:

If the airline you are traveling on has launched online check-in service, and the airport you depart from also supports this service, you can Log in to the online check-in system on the airline's official website 24 hours before departure to print your boarding pass yourself.

If there is a self-service check-in machine in the airport waiting hall, you can redeem your boarding pass through the machine. The redemption time specified by each airport is different. It usually starts 4 hours before departure. Deadline of 1 hour

Go directly to the airport check-in counter to redeem, and go to the counter with your ID card or other valid identity documents. Generally, processing starts 90 minutes before the departure of domestic flights and ends 30 minutes before departure (Guangzhou New Baiyun At the airport, the deadline is 45 minutes before departure. Please pay special attention to this. This is the case for this only airport in China for the time being). International flights can be processed 2 hours in advance and the deadline is 30 minutes in advance

There is also a mobile check-in method. You can prepare a designated text message and send it to the designated number of the airline to reserve a seat for you, and then send a Use a 3D code or 2D number to confirm your seat on your mobile phone. However, you have to go to the counter to redeem a paper boarding pass before boarding. In addition, mobile check-in has relatively high requirements on the airport and airline systems. Currently, only a few airports in China support it, such as Capital Airport, Hongqiao, and Pudong.