Check-in deadlines

Please note: If you require special assistance, we recommend you to be at the airport at least 60 minutes prior to the latest check-in time indicated on your ticket.
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Latest check-in times on Brussels Airlines operated flights departing from Brussels Airport are:

Short haul (Europe, including Russia & Morocco)

Check&Go and Light&Relax: 60 minutes prior to departure
Flex&Fast: 40 minutes prior to departure
Bizz&Class: 40 minutes prior to departure 

Please note that baggage drop-off points close 40 minutes prior to departure (for people who check in online and travel with hold luggage)

Medium haul (Tel Aviv)

From Brussels:
Economy: 70 minutes prior to departure
Business: 50 minutes prior to departure

From Tel Aviv:
Economy: 90 minutes prior to departure
Business: 85 minutes prior to departure

Please note that baggage drop-off points close 70 minutes prior to departure (for people who check in online and travel with hold luggage)

Long haul (Africa)

Please note that baggage drop-off points close 70 minutes prior to departure (for people who check in online and travel with hold luggage)

Business: 60 minutes prior to departure

Please note that baggage drop-off points close 70 minutes prior to departure (for people who check in online and travel with hold luggage)

Long haul (USA & Canada)

Economy: 90 minutes prior to departure

Please note that baggage drop-off points close 70 minutes prior to departure (for people who check in online and travel with hold luggage)

Business: 60 minutes prior to departure

Please note that baggage drop-off points close 70 minutes prior to departure (for people who check in online and travel with hold luggage)

Please refer to your E-ticket for the check-in times at other airports.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for passengers traveling to the United Kingdom, China, Canada or the United States
It is mandatory to fill in your Advanced Passenger Information (API). If you skip this step, you will only receive a receipt, not a boarding pass. You will need to go to a check-in counter at the airport in order to complete your check-in process.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for passengers traveling from Israel
Please be advised that as from June 1st 2015, all Economy Class Passengers travelling from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport will have to be in possession of a valid boarding pass, before approaching the Security Profiling Agents and the Baggage Drop-Off Desks. More info >>

IMPORTANT NOTICE for passengers traveling from London Heathrow
Please note that at London Heathrow our gates close strictly 30 minutes prior to departure. Due to the strict time policy at the gates we advise you to arrive well on time to avoid being denied boarding.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for passengers traveling from Berlin Tegel
Please note that check-in opens 90 minutes before departure. Due to the limited time, we recommend you to check-in online and save time.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for passengers traveling from Entebbe
Please present yourself at the airport 3h before departure of your flight and note that the check-in strictly closes 70 minutes before departure.

IMPORTANT NOTICE for passengers traveling from Yaounde
Please note that the check-in strictly closes 90 minutes before departure.