I arrived at FCO early last week to find seven (yes, seven) people behind the check in desk, all doing nothing. One was knitting, another was reading a newspaper, others were gossiping. All of them refused to accept my bag at T-3hours. FWIW, I am a GCH but that is not the issue here.

I know that, LHR/LGW a BAEC card holder can check in luggage from 5:00AM on the day of travel, regardless of ETD. That is a wonderful privilege, which can be very useful.

I would not and do not expect such a facility at BA's European outstations. However, can someone tell me what is the earliest bag check in times at DUS, FCO, MIL etc, please?