Qatar Airways check-in

What check-in options offers Qatar Airways?

With Qatar Airways’ check-in options, you may choose to check in before and after arriving at the airport:

• Online Check-in.
• Mobile Check-in.
• Counter Check-in.

What is the deadline for checking in at the airport?

To ensure a smooth check-in, Qatar Airways recommends that passengers arrive at the airport about 3 hours prior to departure, when Counter Check-in typically opens. Counter Check-in generally closes 1 hour before departure.

Check-in deadlines are set to ensure transfer time for those passengers on the flight with down-line connections and in the interest of maintaining Qatar Airways’ on-time performance. Depending on the fare conditions, passengers failing to check in on time may be required to make a new booking, either losing the fare value and paying for a new ticket, or just paying the difference between the new fare and the original fare plus the change fee.

Online Check-in

Online Check-in will enhance your travel experience and help you save time at the airport by choosing your seat and printing the boarding pass beforehand, and using the fast-bag-drop counters at the airport to check in your baggage. All passengers who have a confirmed booking can use Online Check-in up to 90 minutes before flight departure, starting:

• 24 hours before departure for flights to/from the US.
• 48 hours before departure for all other flights.

Online Check-in is only available for flights operated by Qatar Airways. You can retrieve your booking using the booking reference, Frequent Flyer, or E-ticket number. You should have at hand the passports, visas, accommodation details and Privilege Club cards of all passengers checking-in as you may need to enter Advance Passenger Information (APIS). After confirming the details of all the travellers and selecting your seats, you can confirm the check-in and get the boarding passes. You can obtain your boarding pass in one of the following ways:

• Printed before arriving at the airport.
• Sent to your mobile phone.
• Sent to your email address.

Mobile Check-in

With the Qatar Airways’ mobile application installed on your smartphone, you can enjoy greater convenience with each journey. Mobile Check-in can be also be completed on any internet-enabled device (mobile phone or tablet) by accessing the mobile version of Qatar Airways’ website.

The following airports allow the use of a Mobile Boarding Pass to pass through security checkpoints and board the aircraft:

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