How early can you check in at BOS for an International Flight?
Mar 23, 2011, 2:09 pm
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How early can you check in at BOS for an International Flight?
I will be flying Swiss from Boston to Zurich next week at 21:40 and have a meeting in Boston until 19:00. Can I check my bags earlier that day and just go straight to the gate with my boarding card? Or do they have separate counters for each international flight which open only a few hours before the flight?
Here in Zurich you can check in the evening before your flight if you like.
Thanks in advance for your help.
S
Here in Zurich you can check in the evening before your flight if you like.
Thanks in advance for your help.
S
Mar 23, 2011, 4:03 pm
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Let me move this to our active Travel->New England forum, where many questions about BOS operations are posed. Also, have you tried posing this Q. to Swiss staff in ZRH? They might have ready info at-hand about BOS operations. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator.
Mar 24, 2011, 10:12 am
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At BOS, most, if not all, of the international carriers have their own check-in area which opens only for the carrier's flights of the day; I've flown WN out of E (the international terminal) during the day and there have been either no other counters open except maybe BA for their daytime flight. I don't know for sure, but I'd be very surprised if the LX counter opened more than 4 hours or so before their departure.
Where in Boston is the meeting? I've left the South End (20 minutes from BOS by taxi) at 15:30 for a 17:40 AF flight and made it (barely); this did include checking a bag.
Where in Boston is the meeting? I've left the South End (20 minutes from BOS by taxi) at 15:30 for a 17:40 AF flight and made it (barely); this did include checking a bag.
Mar 24, 2011, 3:58 pm
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Thanks LoganFlyer,
Will be near Symphony Hall until 7PM and the flight leaves at 9:40 PM.
Can I do a web check in and have someone else drop of my luggage? Or do I have to do that?
Also, here in Zurich, if you are at the back of the line and risk missing your flight you can ask the manager to expedite your check in and they are happy to let you ahead of the others. Does the Logan staff offer this kind of courtesy?
Any idea how many minutes before the flight they will stop accepting baggage?
Appreciate your help.
S
Will be near Symphony Hall until 7PM and the flight leaves at 9:40 PM.
Can I do a web check in and have someone else drop of my luggage? Or do I have to do that?
Also, here in Zurich, if you are at the back of the line and risk missing your flight you can ask the manager to expedite your check in and they are happy to let you ahead of the others. Does the Logan staff offer this kind of courtesy?
Any idea how many minutes before the flight they will stop accepting baggage?
Appreciate your help.
S
Mar 25, 2011, 4:34 pm
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Thanks LoganFlyer,
Will be near Symphony Hall until 7PM and the flight leaves at 9:40 PM.
Can I do a web check in and have someone else drop of my luggage? Or do I have to do that?
Also, here in Zurich, if you are at the back of the line and risk missing your flight you can ask the manager to expedite your check in and they are happy to let you ahead of the others. Does the Logan staff offer this kind of courtesy?
Any idea how many minutes before the flight they will stop accepting baggage?
Appreciate your help.
S
Will be near Symphony Hall until 7PM and the flight leaves at 9:40 PM.
Can I do a web check in and have someone else drop of my luggage? Or do I have to do that?
Also, here in Zurich, if you are at the back of the line and risk missing your flight you can ask the manager to expedite your check in and they are happy to let you ahead of the others. Does the Logan staff offer this kind of courtesy?
Any idea how many minutes before the flight they will stop accepting baggage?
Appreciate your help.
S
Mar 25, 2011, 6:30 pm
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Sorry for all the moves, but as this is really a question about Swiss Air policies and operations and not about Boston, I'm going to move it to the Swiss Air forum.
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Mar 26, 2011, 2:02 am
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Thanks LoganFlyer,
Will be near Symphony Hall until 7PM and the flight leaves at 9:40 PM.
Can I do a web check in and have someone else drop of my luggage? Or do I have to do that?
Also, here in Zurich, if you are at the back of the line and risk missing your flight you can ask the manager to expedite your check in and they are happy to let you ahead of the others. Does the Logan staff offer this kind of courtesy?
Any idea how many minutes before the flight they will stop accepting baggage?
Appreciate your help.
S
Will be near Symphony Hall until 7PM and the flight leaves at 9:40 PM.
Can I do a web check in and have someone else drop of my luggage? Or do I have to do that?
Also, here in Zurich, if you are at the back of the line and risk missing your flight you can ask the manager to expedite your check in and they are happy to let you ahead of the others. Does the Logan staff offer this kind of courtesy?
Any idea how many minutes before the flight they will stop accepting baggage?
Appreciate your help.
S
Mar 26, 2011, 5:16 am
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Web Check-In is possible at BOS, but I doubt you will be able to drop the bags off earlier than 2-3 hours before departure.
http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services...r_checkin.aspx
http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services...r_checkin.aspx
Mar 26, 2011, 8:36 am
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My experience checking in at BOS for this flight earlier this week about 2 hours prior to flight time was there was no one in line in front of me (business class).