Originally Posted by
WHBM
So you think that for an 06.10 departure (as here) everyone should arrive at the airport by 03.10 ?
Originally Posted by
HOVIS
That is indeed the advice the airport gives.
I received exactly the same "advice" from our corporate travel agent, that for a flight at 07.00 London City to Dublin, being 'international', I 'must' check in 3 hours beforehand.
I queried this 04.00 time with them. 'Oh yes'. I then asked why they said so when the terminal building is not even unlocked until 05.30. No answer.
And I'm sure similar at Manchester, where the staff to process this early departure will not even be on shift yet at such a time.
The boarding gate will close promptly 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
This goes well with carriers like Ryanair who have 25 minute turnrounds, so when the gate is apparently closed the inbound aircraft is not even due on stand yet ...