Originally Posted by
Rhino25782
I usually check-in online via smartphone and to me, this is no more and less than picking my seat. And indeed I've wondered may times why I can only do this 24 h before the flight. The boarding pass gets issued within the app (or sent to the passbook app on the iPhone, to be instantly ON the home screen in due time for the flight). Why do people print?
Couple of reasons - if your tickets are booked by someone else, you may not be able to get it onto your phone.
Or, in my case, the airlines don't support my (company's) chosen phone operating system! (Windows 8 Phone)