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Old Sep 30, 2014, 11:06 am
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Check-In Time for LHR-MAD-ORD Flight

We are staying at the Sofitel Hotel terminal 5 LHR since we have an incredibly early 6:20am flight BA to Madrid, Iberia Madrid to ORD. How many hours ahead do we need to check in for our flight out of LHR? Thanks in advance for the information.
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Old Sep 30, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Seems a very roundabout and stress inducing way to get to Chicago.

The answer will depend upon a number of factors but you MUST go through confirmance at least 35 (IIRC) minutes before departure. If you don't you will go no further.

Beyond that, if you have a bag I believe it's 45 minutes (but that means at the front of the queue). Think an hour to be safe and ALLOW TIME fir the queue ahead of conformance.
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Old Oct 1, 2014, 8:10 pm
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Seems a very roundabout and stress inducing way to get to Chicago.

The answer will depend upon a number of factors but you MUST go through confirmance at least 35 (IIRC) minutes before departure. If you don't you will go no further.

Beyond that, if you have a bag I believe it's 45 minutes (but that means at the front of the queue). Think an hour to be safe and ALLOW TIME fir the queue ahead of conformance.
When I booked this flight it was for price. It is a one way flight as we are taking a transatlantic cruise to London. In hindsight I wish I would have thought this flight through and booked a round trip and using one leg, but now the cost of a change fee is too high to do anything now. So it is what it is. The flight is on one ticket and we change planes in the same terminal in Madrid 4s with a 2 hour window.I am trying to take the stress out of getting to LHR from the city center by staying at the airport terminal. I thought we needed to be checked in 3 hours before the flight. So I guess good news from that aspect.
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Old Oct 19, 2014, 12:16 pm
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