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The check-in playbook: auto, free-cancel, rebook, relax
Missed web check-in can cost real money on low-cost carriers. Auto check-in plus a few habits will save you.
Boarding Call 🚀
✈️ Stop paying airport check-in fees. Let the system check you in and send your boarding pass automatically.
Never miss check-in again
We all miss online check-in sometimes. On low-cost carriers, that mistake can mean an airport check-in fee or a worse seat. The fix is simple. Automate check-in, know the windows, and grab flexible rates so you can rebook when prices fall.
Our AI teammate Robert now checks in travelers automatically, delivers boarding passes, and follows your seat preferences. That change alone cut “where is my ticket or boarding pass” requests by 37% across recent trips.

❗ Why this matters
💸 Many low-cost airlines charge for airport check-in if you forget online check-in.
💺 Some airlines release more free standard seats at the online check-in window.
📲 Mobile boarding passes mean fewer desk visits and faster security.
🌍 What the market is doing
There are specialist services that automate online check-in when the window opens and email the pass, across hundreds of airlines and routes. It is a proven workflow.
✅ The check-in playbook
1) Know the window 🔔
Most airlines open web check-in 24 to 48 hours before departure.
Set reminders at T-48 and T-24. Double-check cutoff times on low-cost carriers.
2) Automate the task 🤖
You can turn on Auto Check-in in your Travel Code profile. Robert checks you in when the window opens and emails your pass.
Add seat preferences so Robert targets aisle or window first.
3) Try the seat timing trick 💺
If advance seat selection is paid, standard seats can appear free once online check-in opens. Log in at the window and select the fast option. Results vary by airline.
4) Save the pass properly 📱
Add passes to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. Keep a PDF or screenshot as backup.
5) Watch the exceptions 🧳
Some trips require airport verification. Examples are visas to check, infants, special-service requests, and certain codeshares.
If you check bags, know the bag-drop cutoff. Online check-in does not change desk closing times.
6) Combine with price protection 💡
When the premium is small, book free-cancellation or refundable options.
We run FareDrop auto-rebook in the background. If an eligible lower price appears, we rebook and credit the savings inside the policy.
🔧 What Travel Code does for you
🤖 Auto check-in and delivery of boarding passes by email, with seat preferences and family bookings.
🌐 Multi-source content: GDS, consolidators, tour-operator charters, low-cost carrier connects, so you see more than one website’s view.
💸 FareDrop auto rebook on refundable tickets to capture later price drops.
🧭 One trip timeline with alerts, so travelers and managers know what happened and when.
🧾 TL;DR
Book flexible when the premium is small. Turn on auto check-in. Save the mobile pass. Let price-drop automation do the rest.
You avoid airport fees, get better seats more often, and stop chasing boarding passes.
Reply “Auto Check-in” and we will enable it for your company and set default rules.
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