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bmi Online Check-in

Online Check-in

Our Online Check-in is designed to make your journey easier. The simple and convenient process allows you to choose your seat and eliminate the need to queue. Online Check-in is available from 24 hours up to 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time, except for Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Tehran where it closes one hour before departure. 

Take advantage and Check-in online now.

Paperless Boarding

One of the great benefits of Online Check-in is Paperless Boarding. For the ultimate in speed and convenience simply select Paperless Boarding when checking in to have your boarding pass sent to your mobile phone. Checking in couldn't be simpler. 

Using Online Check-in

Once you have checked in online, simply follow the steps below:

  • Print your boarding pass before you leave for the airport or select Paperless Boarding to have your boarding pass sent to your mobile phone (where the option is available)
  • Drop off your bags at the bmi Fast Bag Drop (available at Aberdeen, Belfast City, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London Heathrow and Manchester)
  • Go straight to departures.

If you are having difficulty printing your boarding pass you can:

  • Email your boarding pass to your email address and print it once you have access to a printer
  • Collect your boarding pass from the bmi Check-in Desk at the airport.

Online Check-in restrictions

You can't use Online Check-in if:

  • You have requested special medical arrangements
  • You hold a paper ticket
  • You are travelling from one of the locations listed below.

The following are bmi operated routes where Online Check-in is NOT currently available

Departures from

Agadir, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Freetown, Groningen

Please note that although departures from Addis Ababa, Almaty, Amman, Baku, Beirut, Bishkek, Cairo, Damascus, Dammam, Jeddah, Moscow, Riyadh, Tbilisi and Tehran have the option of Online Check-in, no boarding pass will be available for printing, and you will need to go to the Check-in Desk at the airport to complete the check-in process.

Republic of Ireland

All passengers printing their boarding cards at home and flying between the UK and the Republic of Ireland must present an acceptable form of photographic ID at security. 

When departing from Dublin, your printed boarding pass will be exchanged for a boarding card which will enable you to proceed through security.

For more information about Online Check-in, take a look at our FAQs.

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