E-Tickets and no printer

[Eddw86]

Evening guys and girls.

A quick question from a noob. I've been told to fly from Gatwick to Europe tomorrow for work, unfortunately I didnt receive the booking details until I had got home and I don't have a printer, or access to a printer at home.

So can I please have the benefit of the well traveled PH elite.

1) I have a BA e-ticket out to Europe. I understand I don't need to print this. If I check in online do I need to print the boarding pass before going to the airport? Or can I just go the check in desk, show them the e ticket email and and they will print off my boarding pass?

2) The return flight is Easyjet, this time I have been emailed the boarding pass, but no printer - will Easyjet accept the email, or will I more likely need to print this off? If so does Gatwick have printers?



Also it's a 9am flight, what time should I arrive for check in? 7:30am?

Thanks in advance! Blooming last minute organisation.

Regards

Ed

[Deliveredenergy]

For BA, check in online and select the collect at airport option for your boarding pass. You can then collect from a desk or print yourself at one of the auto check in machines. You may get away with 30 - 45 mins but I'd allow a good hour to avoid stress. Not 100% sure for easyjet but think you can do the same, the website will tell you.

[GCH]

1) Check in online as normal...doesnt matter if you cant print.
You can either use a mobile boarding pass, go to the self service kiosk to print a BP, or go to a desk, and they can do it there. You dont need to show the desk your e ticket, just give them your passport and destination and they will do the rest.

2) You will need to print.



With no baggage @ LGW, arrive at 8am for a 9am flight and you will have more than enough time...you could make it a little later but as I am guessing you have no airline status (so no fast track, therefore risking taking some time to get through everything) and arent that familiar with it, i wouldn't recommended it- in your case I would stick with 1hr.

Edited by GCH on Monday 14th May 21:59

[Eddw86]

Brilliant, thank you!

Have taken a load of my mind!


Ed

[Smiler.]

BA scan the bar code on the eticket, which is a pdf attachment. If you have the same, and a smart phone, could you open the document & let them scan the screen?

[mike80]

You won't need to do that with BA, just give them your passport at the bag drop and tell them you need them to print the ticket.

Not sure about Easyjet, but I flew with them today and saw lots of people in a queue to check in a get tickets, where I had printed my ticket prior to the flight and went to the bag drop.

[dmitsi]

BA no problem, but easyjet will charge you to print the ticket if you don't bring it yourself. Something like £20.

[Eddw86]

Thanks all for the replies.

Went off without a hitch.

BA, checked in online & printed the boarding pass at the airport.

Easyjet, got the Amsterdam office to print the boarding pass just to be on the safe side.

[majordad]

And if it was Ryanair they will either only accept the printed boarding card ot they will print it for you at their check in desk for about £30 each way I think ! So beware, a friend of mine thought all he had to do was waltz up to the desk with his booking reference . Ouch.

Aer Lingus do not need printed cards, you just ..........waltz up to the desk.

[mrmr96]

majordad said:

And if it was Ryanair they will either only accept the printed boarding card ot they will print it for you at their check in desk for about £30 each way I think ! So beware, a friend of mine thought all he had to do was waltz up to the desk with his booking reference . Ouch.

I read that thinking it was a joke, then re-read it and realised it was probably real.

[Deva Link]

mrmr96 said:

majordad said:

And if it was Ryanair they will either only accept the printed boarding card ot they will print it for you at their check in desk for about £30 each way I think ! So beware, a friend of mine thought all he had to do was waltz up to the desk with his booking reference . Ouch.

I read that thinking it was a joke, then re-read it and realised it was probably real.

It's actually £40. My FIL got hit with this on the return flight from Spain - it never occured to him that he'd be able to check-in online and print the boarding pass before he left the UK, so he hadn't done it.

[Truckosaurus]

Smiler. said:

BA scan the bar code on the eticket, which is a pdf attachment. If you have the same, and a smart phone, could you open the document & let them scan the screen?

I flew Aberdeen to Heathrow with BMI the other week using a paperless boarding pass. You had to use a special URL to display the QR code as it specifically said you couldn't just show the .pdf file of the printable boarding pass.

It worked well, very convenient for when you are away from a printer.

[mrmr96]

Deva Link said:

mrmr96 said:

majordad said:

And if it was Ryanair they will either only accept the printed boarding card ot they will print it for you at their check in desk for about £30 each way I think ! So beware, a friend of mine thought all he had to do was waltz up to the desk with his booking reference . Ouch.

I read that thinking it was a joke, then re-read it and realised it was probably real.

It's actually £40. My FIL got hit with this on the return flight from Spain - it never occured to him that he'd be able to check-in online and print the boarding pass before he left the UK, so he hadn't done it.

Robbery, you can buy a printer for £33!
http://www.dabs.com/products/canon-pixma-ip2702-a4...