Originally Posted by
Athena53
Won't the OP need to get to the airpoprt a little earlier than fellow passengers who are just going to ORD and/or connecting to other US-bound flights in ORD, because a human has to check his/her passport?
We fly out of MCI so flights to Europe always involve at least one connection. At least with AA, we haven't been able to check in on-line the night before and, when using a kiosk at the airport, we've had to wait for an employee to verify that we have valid passports. The last 2 times we've flown Business and I've just used the Business Class line, so it may change and it may vary by airline.
I agree, though, that getting to DFW 3 hours early isn't necessary.
The OP can either check-in online and enter his/her passport info and then present it at the gate, or,
use the chicken kiosks and swipe the passport, or,
use the check-in counters
This does not add any more time than would to a domestic flight with luggage.
I'd say 90 mins is probably fine. 60 would probably be ok, but pushing it if the OP doesn't have elite status.