Originally Posted by
sbm12
No, you're not missing anything. But you can ask any agent you interact with to check you in for the return flights and print the BPs and they can do it for you.
That's disappointing.
I know UA and DL will both let you check in for the return if you're within 24 hours of it and haven't yet flown the outbound.
On UA, you go to check in, and there is a link "View Additional Flights" that let you check in for the return.
On DL, you go to checkin and enter the confirmation code and departure city, and it lets you proceed.
Hopefully CO will adopt this in their quest to become the world's leading airline.