Please accompany your child to the check-in counter at least 30 minutes before the flight´s Check-In Deadline. Otherwise, he or she will not be allowed to board.
Deadlines
A punctual flight schedule is one of your top priorities, and it is one of ours as well. You can help us keep to schedule by remembering the following 3 deadlines each time you fly:
- your flight time: the time at which your flight will take off. Visit the "Flight status" page for real-time updates concerning your flight time,
- your Check-In Deadline: This is the time limit beyond which you can no longer check in for your flight nor check in your baggage.,
- your Boarding Deadline: the time at which you must proceed to boarding.
Check-In Deadline
Departing from all countries (except from metropolitan France)
| Departures from : | Check-in Deadlines |
|---|---|
| European countries - medium-haul flights | 30 min |
| European countries - long-haul flights | 60 min |
| North Africa* | 40 min |
| Africa | 60 min |
| Near and Middle East | 60 min |
| Asia and Pacific | 60 min |
| North and South America | 60 min |
| Caribbean and Indian Ocean | 60 min |
Special cases, from all countries (except from metropolitan France):
- Departures from London City: 15 minutes
- Departures from London Heathrow (from February 1, 2012): 40 minutes
- Departures from Milan Linate (from March 25, 2012) : 40 minutes
- Brussels-Midi to Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 by TGV: 15 minutes
- Bern to Paris-Orly: 20 minutes
- Flights within the French overseas departments and territories, regional network: 45 minutes
- Departures from Algiers: 60 minutes
- Departures from Tel Aviv : 60 minutes
- Departures from Abidjan, Bangui, Caracas, Douala, Lagos, Yaounde: 90 minutes
- From Moscow, Istanbul, Casablanca, Tunis to Marseille : 40 minutes
- From Venice, Barcelona and Istanbul to Marseille, Nice and Toulouse: 40 minutes
* North Africa comprises Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
Departures from metropolitan France
The picklist below lists Check-In Deadlines according to your departure and arrival airports. For example, if you are departing from Paris-Orly West and arriving in another European city, you can check in up to 30 minutes before your flight´s departure time.
Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 to
- Other city within France: 30 minutes
- Europe and North Africa*: 30 minutes
- Other countries: 60 minutes
- French overseas departments and territories: 60 minutes
- to Algiers: 60 minutes
- to Tel Aviv: 30 minutes
- to Yerevan: 30 minutes if departing from terminal E, 45 minutes if departing from terminal C
Please accompany your child to the check-in counter at least 30 minutes before the flight´s Check-In Deadline. Otherwise, he or she will not be allowed to board.
* North Africa comprises Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
Boarding Deadline (or last call)
If you use online or mobile telephone check-in and do not need to check any baggage, you can arrive at the airport a bit later than other passengers. However, you must still respect the Boarding Deadline, after which you are no longer guaranteed boarding:
- 15 minutes before your flight´s departure time, between Paris-Orly and metropolitan France destinations.
- 20 minutes before your flight´s departure time, between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and medium-haul or metropolitan France destinations.
- 40 minutes before your flight´s departure time, for long-haul destinations.