online check-in
Checking in online is simple and convenient and saves you time at the airport. Online check-in is available on the majority of routes, see list below.
Print your boarding pass before you leave for the airport, drop any bags you have at the bmi fast bag drop and go straight to departures. Online check-in is available any time from 24 hours before your flight and up to 30 minutes before departure (please allow time reach your departure gate before closure).
check-in online
You can access online check-in several ways:
- login to myflybmi with your username and password where all your bookings will be displayed
- login to manage your booking and enter your booking reference and surname
- go directly to online check-in and enter your booking reference and surname
- follow the online check-in link within your '24 hours before you go' email
- if the online check-in service is available for your booking and is open for check-in a ‘check-in online now' link will appear
you will be quickly be taken through the following:
- passenger selection - you can check-in all or just some of your group
- seat selection (your seat will be allocated for you if you're traveling on an economy saver fare on short haul routes)
- print boarding pass
- print e-ticket receipt
- finish
If, for any reason, you are unable to print your boarding pass at the end of the online check-in process you can:
- email your boarding pass to a convenient email address and print once you have access to a printer
- print your boarding pass at the bmi web points located at London Heathrow, Edinburgh and Glasgow
- collect your boarding pass from the bmi check-in desk at the airport
the following are bmi operated routes where online check-in is not currently available |
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departures to and from |
| Antigua, Barbados, Bishkek, Chicago, Damascus, Dammam, Freetown, Jeddah, Khartoum, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Tehran, Yerevan |
departures from |
| Aleppo, Almaty, Copenhagen, Ekaterinburg, Esbjerg, Groningen, Moscow, Palma, Zurich |
online check-in without home print boarding pass**
departures from |
| Addis Ababa, Amman, Ankara, Baku, Beirut, Cairo, Naples, Tbilisi, Venice |
*Please note, 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, when you drop your bags at our online fast bag drop desks, your printed boarding pass will be exchanged for a boarding card which will enable you to proceed through security.
**When checking-in you can select your seat, however no boarding pass will be available for printing - please go to the check-in desk at the airport to complete the check-in process.
online fast bag drops
We've introduced dedicated fast bag drops designed especially for customers who check-in online. These are currently available at Aberdeen, Belfast City, Dublin, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds Bradford, London Heathrow (Island B, desks 1, 3, 5, 7) and Manchester.
things to remember:
- you can check-in online if you are traveling on a bmi operated route as listed above and you have booked directly at flybmi.com or via a travel agent
- your ticket must be an e-ticket
- if you are traveling on an economy saver fare on short haul routes we will select your seat for you when you check-in
- if you are returning within 24 hours we'll check you in for your return flight at the same time (you can still change your flight after check-in if traveling on a flexible fare)
you can't use online check-in if: