On-Line Check-In Gave Me Return Flight BP's!
 

Just checked in online for a flight tomorrow.

It apparently checked me in for both my outbound on 11/02 and for my inbound on 11/03!

And, I was able to print out all of my BP's (both inbound and outbound)! ^

Yeah, it does that if your return is within 24 hours.

In the many quick turns that I have done, I've never had that happen!

I've always had to go back and re-check myself in for the return flight. Even if it was a less than 12 hour turn.

Amazing.

From the FAQs for "roundtrip check-in online":

What is round-trip check-in online?

Round-trip check-in enables a customer who has flights that depart and return in a 24-hour period to check in for both outbound and return segments of the trip using EasyCheck-in Online.

A true "enhancement"! :D

When did this change?

On my last MR last year with the DYMTWTU I was always so close to losing my seat since I couldnt checkin for the return until I landed.

I had this happen to me a few months ago (September I think) The part I do not like though is depending on the time of day you check in, you might not get all your boarding passes. I only got the return first connection and had to go print up the last connection later on. Overall not a huge deal, can't say its an "enhancement" per se...

This has been my experience as well, two or three times; i.e., checking in on my own computer, I received not only both of the outbound boarding passes, but also the first of two return boarding passes.

That's strange, since OLCI has allowed me to check-in for return segments at least from last Nov.

Yeah, I did a pack of MR's in Dec 06 where this was a feature as well, both OLCI and at the airport chicken. I remember one MR with a double-up where I checked in for both the outbound/inbound and the next day's outbound (which was within the 24 hr period).

Pat

it's been available for a little over a year as long as the return is within 24 hours.....

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=612586

Isn't it that the total length of your trip (from initial departure to final landing) must be within 24 hours? I've had cases where the return departed within 24 hours of my initial departure, but did not get return BPs because it landed more than 24 hours after initial departure.

i use olci occasionally and don't recall any 'bonus points' (? miles) being posted...

did this require enrollment at some time?'

while we're here... what is 'CoS' -- I did try to search and looked at the acronym stickies, but didn't find the definition

- tia (newbie q)

That promo expired quite a while ago.

Class of Service. The associated bonus is more appropriately called the "high-yield bonus" since it includes Y and B fares in addition to Business Class and First Class fares.

I seem to recall this happening when outbound and return are within 24 hours.

As mentioned above, I have had situations where I've had return flight segments after the 24 hour window, and those have not printed.

Strange, but to my way of thinking you really only need the first leg of the return--it's either nonstop (in which case you are good to go) or it passed via a hub (in which case you can visit the chickens inside security for the remaining BPs, or ask at the gate).

IME, as long as the return segment in question (or another outbound) falls within the 24 hour period, local time, beyond when access is requested, the BP prints. So, if I check in today at 1pm PDT, a return segment scheduled to depart prior to 4pm EDT tomorrow should print.

I'll be doing a MR on the QUP mistake fare next weekend and will test again...

Pat

thx

OLCI & Mr Chicken have ORD as destination, not transiting
 

This has happened to me a few times on itineraries that have me transiting back to SFO via ORD.

When I do OLCI for the outbound flight, I'm also allowed to check in for the return flight as far as ORD (even though it's more than 24hrs until the time of the return leg).
Once I do that, it no longer recognizes the rest of my return itinerary - I have to ask an agent to print out the remaining boarding passes.

Anyone else experience this?

Check-in for same-day return
 

Hi All,
I'm doing IAD-RDU-IAD next week on the same day. Only have :35 on the ground. I believe the return flight is the same plane. Can I check-in for all my flight online or do I need to go to the gate at RDU right after I landed? Thx.

I do this fairly regularly. As long as you wait until less than 24 hours before your last flight of the day is scheduled to depart it shouldn't be a problem.

THanks!

On the other hand I have never been able to check in for the return until the outbound is complete, including yesterday (on my final MR of the year). I know folks say they do it all the time but neither OLCI nor airside Mr. Chickens will allow me to do it.

That said, you can check in at the podium, i.e., get off the plane and get in line at the same gate (or any airside UA podium that's staffed but not busy).

That's strange. Are you sure you're looking at the right spot when you OLCI? You have to click a small link at the bottom of the outbound itin that says something like "check in for other flights."

About checking in at the podium at your destination, I would most certainly not recommend doing this. On a fast turnaround, you could miss the checkin cutoff and be booted from the flight entirely. Check in at the podium of your outbound flight, before you board. This should be no problem.

I'll give it another go next week.

It's definitely the "Check other flights" button - it does work correctly as long as you're within 24 hours of the return flight(s). I did it just this past weekend.

Did it on my last dozen or so flights with no problems. I mostly do day trips and print BPs for outbound and return before I leave home.

what both as219 and leech27 say as i've done it as well but i will add that if you can't olci for the return, do it either at a chicken or with an agent at your outbound airport. sometimes the chicken gets cranky and won't hatch your return bp but as long as you're w/in 24 hrs of the return, an agent can do it for you