Additional Check-In Options

Smartphone

This service is at your disposal for an average of 24 hours before departure. Here you have the possibility to choose your seat, although Expat Relocation recommends doing so immediately after the reservation is made. Subsequently, you receive the mobile boarding pass which includes a 2D barcode and your flight information. The 2D barcode on your cellphone display will be read by a scanner. If you have problems with the mobile boarding pass, you can pick-up your boarding pass at the check-in counter or print it from a machine.

Check-in machine

Depending on the airline you will need a credit- or frequent flyer card for identification or there is the option to enter your name and booking number manually. Then you can select a seat for the flight and specify the amount of luggage. The machine prints the boarding pass that allows you to check your luggage at the “Baggage drop off” point. Some check-in machines additionally print out a luggage sticker that you attach to your bags and you then either deliver them to the baggage drop-off counter or, if available, place them on the integrated baggage transport conveyor belt. The biggest advantage of the check-in machine is the time that you save, especially at the baggage drop-off counter. For groups, it is also often possible to select adjacent seats.

Text Message (SMS)

Some airlines offer the Text Message Check-In to a limited clientele. You receive an invitation through Text Message a few hours before departure to which you reply; then you are checked in. The boarding pass is then obtained through the online check-in, a check-in machine, at a check-in counter or as a mobile boarding pass.