Check in for same day return flight ?
 

Hi all,

I booked a same day return flight. I already checked in the first flight. How do I check in on my return flight? App doesn't show my return flight under check in option. If I know this will be an issue, I would just booked 2 one way

What can I do to check in on my return flight? I am hoping to pick a E+ seat during check-in as silver.

You should see prompt for "check-in for other flights" on the home menu of the app.

You can also go to Trips tab, and select the flight yourself to check-in.

FWIW, I book a lot of same day returns, especially PHL-IAH and I always book mine as two separate one-ways. I have found over the years it is easier to handle/adjust them when separate. That said, are they the same flight number? I see it more on AA, but sometimes when the flight number is the same out and back it gets wonky trying to check-in for the return when the same flight number which I get on my BTR-IAH turns.

Also are you checking bags?

Are you trying on the app or the website? On the web my same day turns used to show under flights for check-in tab on main landing page.

Click at top left of app home page to drop down menu and select “Check in” if not obvious somewhere else.

You only can do it when you get to 24 hours before the return flight. Then, restart the check-in that you already did for your reservation, and it will ask if you want to check in again for already checked-in flights or for all flights that are now eligible.

Not there.

No check bag doing it on the app. Definitely book as one way next time.
Only trip showing up there is the outbound flight, which I already checked in.

This is how I got it done. Check in again and suddenly the option of the inbound trip shown up. I am pretty sure the options were not there before. FWIW, my initial attempt was within 24 hrs of the inbound flight.

Thank you for all the help!

I have noticed sometimes there's some lag before the app realizes it's within 24 hours and can do check in. I don't know how to force an effective refresh, but it seems like if you let it sit open on the trips tab, or maybe any tab, for a minute, it usually catches up.

When it's quiet and waiting for the outbound I have had agents in the UC check me in for the return and issue a BP -- I do CLE-EWR-CLE same day 6-10 times per year, no checked luggage.

FWIW, I always book it as a round trip because if IROPS causes the trip to be scuttled it's a lot easier to get both segments dealt with on one reservation -- but I also rarely if ever touch the outbound and frequently move the return around on the day of travel (e.g. a few hours earlier or later)

For a Sunday last August I redeemed a round-trip award to earn 3 PQFs so I could qualify as a Premier Gold in October.

I flew SPN-GUM-NRT-SPN. I was able to check in for all three flights online, and got all three paper boarding passes when I went to the Saipan airport.

I spent less than two hours at the NRT United Club.

THIS is a flyertalk post!

Out of curiosity, did any upgrades clear?

My last CPU as a Premier Silver was indeed NRT-SPN, but two years earlier, in October 2022. :)