Through check-in is available to customers with flight itineraries booked on a single ticket and means that any baggage is labelled through to your onward destination and your boarding card is issued for your next flight.
Previously customers arriving at bmi check-in with separate tickets for connecting journeys were allowed to through check-in to their onward flight, providing the airport minimum connection criteria were met.
This service has always been provided on a courtesy basis. Greater availability of low fares to book online has resulted in more customers using separate tickets for interline journeys and the demand for through check-in has increased. In the majority of cases, the fare paid does not cover the costs of the transfer facilities and the liability costs that can arise.
If you have booked connecting journeys using separate tickets, we no longer offer the facility of through check-in or through tagging of baggage. Only passengers with flight itineraries issued on a single ticket with one booking reference will qualify for the through check-in service, subject to minimum connection times. This policy applies to all connecting flights (bmi to bmi, bmi to other carriers and all codeshare flights). Passengers choosing to purchase separate tickets should allow sufficient time to collect any baggage and check-in again for onward flights.
This policy has been driven by the desire to continue interline flights whilst recognising the cost of providing these services.