Check in times

**KevinTHFC** · 14-07-2004, 00:02

Just received our flight tickets. Going Gatwick to Tampa with BA on August 4. The advised check in time is 4 hours before take off. Is this because of the baggage handlers strike? or is this now standard?

Kevin

**george** · 14-07-2004, 00:10

That's ridiculous - they must be in league with duty free shops I should think !!!!!

pamela

**chrisj** · 14-07-2004, 00:38

Afraid its now the standard for international flights

**KevinTHFC** · 14-07-2004, 00:58

For work I get to fly Business Class and check in time is usually 2 hours.

Chris, is 4 hours 'standard' for ecconomy or all classes[msnsad]
Kevin

**huckleberry house** · 14-07-2004, 01:17

I last flew with BA in April and it was only two hours listed on the tickets then although I thought three hours was the norm. This time flying with Mytravel and they say three so 4 really does sound over the top.

Lesley

**chrisj** · 14-07-2004, 01:20

Kevin

To be honest im not sure, only fly business in England, but I would have thought it might
be the same

Just mailed a mate, he seems to think its only economy, but wasnt
100 percent sure as a lot of changes have been put in place

**stuart** · 14-07-2004, 01:40

Kevin,

You're not a fellow Spurs fan by any chance?[msnwink]

Kim

**sandra777** · 14-07-2004, 02:33

Kevin

I can confirm that this is the standard for BA. About the only consolation is that all BA flights go from the north terminal where the shops and facilities are much better than the south.