Different deadlines: At the airport: By when the suitcases must be checked in

Berlin. Travelers prefer to leave enough time at the airport. This is even more true if you still have a suitcase to check in.

There are also deadlines that the airlines set for passengers. At the low-cost airline Ryanair, baggage check-in will close 20 minutes earlier, namely one hour instead of 40 minutes before the scheduled departure time. This applies to all Ryanair flights from next Tuesday (November 10th).

Baggage check-in deadlines vary

These times are within the usual framework; there are no uniform deadlines. The Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) said on request how long before departure passengers must have checked in their luggage at the latest depends on the airline, the airport and the route flown.

Passengers should definitely check the deadline for their flight before traveling, advises the BDL. Depending on the airline, this can be found in the booking confirmation, on the boarding pass, in the app or on the website.

Passengers shouldn't limit the time they can drop off at the baggage check-in anyway. The distances at airports are often long - the same applies to the queues at security checks, especially at peak times such as the start of the holidays. It happens again and again that passengers miss flights because they had to wait too long at security checks.

Ryanair sees an advantage in the new regulation

Ryanair also argues this. The airline is turning the service disadvantage that passengers with large suitcases now have less time to drop off their luggage into an advantage for these customers: This gives passengers more time to get through the queues at security and passport checks and reach the gate in time for boarding.

In any case, only a minority are specifically affected: According to the airline, a fifth of Ryanair passengers fly with large suitcases that require check-in, while the rest only travel with hand luggage.