on line check in

Hi all I'm flying with Thomas cook from gatwick next week and can do online
check in has any one here done it and was it worth it ie faster as you have to
Hand your luggage in and is there a line to stand in

[Sir Trev]

There is a separate bag drop line if you already have your boarding pass (if they're using the same desks as three weeks ago) which has a shorter line than check in. How did you manage to do that by the way? I travel a lot with work and found the Thomas Cook Airlines process the WORST I've ever come across and gave up after ten minutes.

Oh, have you booked extra leg room seats? If not be ready for the WORST seat pitch I have ever encountered. Worse even that Ryanair!!

When I booked I also booked seats wife has to have a window seat and the online checkin is offered
But you have to pay for the seat choice option only 3.5 hr flight though if the line for bag drop off is short
I might have a go as its a 615 am departure

I do it all the time for work and it's no problem at all. Just make sure you have a printer to print the boarding cards on.

[anna]

Yes, online check in is a lot quicker if flying from London.

[johnnyrod]

You're confirmed on the flight if you check in on line. They shouldn't overbook a holiday flight but on a scheduled flight you'll be further fromteh bottom of the list for people getting bumped due to overbooking. And yeah, Thomas Cook are morons. Prepare to be deafened by the announcements and advertising while on the plane.The seats vary though, some planes are actually almost normal, go to www.seatguru.com and you can check out your flight.

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by RichT

I do it all the time for work and it's no problem at all. Just make sure you have a printer to print the boarding cards on.

Yes, I do this all the time as well. But the Thomas Cook Airlines online screens and processes are hopeless. Managed to choose our seats OK but could not get the boarding cards out of them at all.

+1 on the deafening announcements all the time. Don't bank on getting some sleep on the plane after getting up at 2am to get that early flight.

Where are you going by the way Gary?

hi going to malta its like a second home to us normally fly air malta but prices were high when booking, hoping to meet up with zunkus at the local bike meeting place think i will do the online booking going by whats been said i was did wonder whether the Q for droping off the cases would have been as bad as normal check in as for the announements will have the ear phones in and turned up hope that will do the job,just hope now when i do it i get the seats i booked only one way to find out thanks for the replys