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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 1:31 pm
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Some airlines permit checkin before the 24 hour mark (though I don't know of any US carriers).

I can think of several reasons, among them
  • It is a better indication of a customer's intent to actually show up (predictor of actual loads, thereby making it easier to oversell).
  • It makes it harder to confuse flights on different days.
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