quick question (from a newbie)

My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the airport? 5am?

Thanks in advance

What airline?
What airport?
What destination?

"Peeps O'Donnell" wrote in message
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My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the
airport? 5am?

Thanks in advance

My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the
airport? 5am?

Thanks in advance

Which country are you in?
Which airline?
Domestic or International?

As an example, for a European flight from LHR, I always turn up 2 hours
before departure, but in 90% of cases, 40 minutes would have been OK.
If in doubt, give yourself at least an hour more than you need.

"Peeps O'Donnell" wrote in message
om...
My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the
airport? 5am?

Thanks in advance

Entirely depends on the the airport, the airline, the country you are in etc
etc.

As ever, for definitive advice, phone the airline and they will give you a
recommended time.

Most airlines recommend 2 hours for short to medium haul. 3 hours for long
haul. Your milage may vary.

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"Mark Hewitt" wrote:

"Peeps O'Donnell" wrote in message
om...
My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the
airport? 5am?

Thanks in advance

Entirely depends on the the airport, the airline, the country you are in etc
etc.

As ever, for definitive advice, phone the airline and they will give you a
recommended time.

Most airlines recommend 2 hours for short to medium haul. 3 hours for long
haul. Your milage may vary.

the trouble is that the airport checkin desk may not even be open at
that time.

My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the
airport? 5am?

I had a sobering experience at MCO on Monday. I was there Sunday evening
and it took just minutes to go to the the departure are, check-in online,
get to the concourse, and get bumped for the next morning flight. (Even
the BUMP was fast--I was the first person in line at the gate, and they gave
me my vouchers on the spot--an hour before the flight was to leave!).

But the next morning (6:50am) in Terminal B at MCO the queue for security
wound through all six or seven ribbons of switchback waiting lane,
completely OUT the main hall of terminal B, down a long, long transversing
corridor past the food court, and all the way to Terminal A--and the
doubled BACK along the other side of the moving walkways halfway back to
Terminal B! It was like nothing anybody had ever seen--it was about the
length of two football fields. People who were arriving to try to get to
security for Terminal A were getting in this line--because it LOOKED like it
was going to Terminal A security, but it actually doubled completely back
around all the way to the other Terminal! It moved pretty fast though.
I was probably only in it 50 minutes. And every now and then they would
ask for people who had flights coming up soon. And I offered to hold the
place in line for somebody whose flight was leaving shortly, so that she
could go right up to the front and beg to get let through--and it must have
worked. But I personally wouldn't allow less than 90 minutes unless it is
a small airport, or one that you know well--particularly if you are checking
luggage. Though chances are for a 6am flight things won't be too hairy yet!

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(Peeps O'Donnell) wrote:

My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the airport?
5am?

This depends on the flight, but your best option is to
contact the airline on which you are booked to see what
they recommend.`

"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in message ...
My plane is scheduled to depart at 6am. What time should I be at the
airport? 5am?

I had a sobering experience at MCO on Monday. I was there Sunday evening
and it took just minutes to go to the the departure are, check-in online,
get to the concourse, and get bumped for the next morning flight. (Even
the BUMP was fast--I was the first person in line at the gate, and they gave
me my vouchers on the spot--an hour before the flight was to leave!).

But the next morning (6:50am) in Terminal B at MCO the queue for security
wound through all six or seven ribbons of switchback waiting lane,
completely OUT the main hall of terminal B, down a long, long transversing
corridor past the food court, and all the way to Terminal A--and the
doubled BACK along the other side of the moving walkways halfway back to
Terminal B! It was like nothing anybody had ever seen--it was about the
length of two football fields. People who were arriving to try to get to
security for Terminal A were getting in this line--because it LOOKED like it
was going to Terminal A security, but it actually doubled completely back
around all the way to the other Terminal! It moved pretty fast though.
I was probably only in it 50 minutes. And every now and then they would
ask for people who had flights coming up soon. And I offered to hold the
place in line for somebody whose flight was leaving shortly, so that she
could go right up to the front and beg to get let through--and it must have
worked. But I personally wouldn't allow less than 90 minutes unless it is
a small airport, or one that you know well--particularly if you are checking
luggage.
That is why I like CPR. You can be there just a few minutes before the
flight and still make it. That is as long you are not booked on
gamblers flight to Laughlin.

M. Graham