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Check-in time limit
Check-in time limit
The check-in times have recently been lengthened due to increasingly thorough security regulations concerning check-in and boarding.
Once you have checked in you will receive your boarding pass, and you should go to the boarding gate at the time printed on the boarding pass.
At Schipol Airport you can check until 45 minutes before the departure time.
The Alitalia check-in at Schiphol is in cooperation with KLM which is located in the Departure Hall 2.
Check-in time limit at airports in other countries
- Flights from London Heathrow: due to enhanced security measures, we strongly advises you to arrive at the airport for check-in at least 2 hours before the flight departure
- Flights to Accra, Casablanca, Dakar, Lagos, Cairo and Tel Aviv: there is a 60 minute time limit for checking in to allow for security checks
- Flight leaving from airports in other countries: see the table for more information on check-in.
Check-in time limit at the main Italian airports:
| Domestic Flight | International flights | Intercontinental Flights | |
| From Fiumicino | 35'* | 45' | 60' |
| From Malpensa | 30'** | 45' | 60' |
| From Linate*** | 25' | 45' | - |
| Rest of Italy | 25' | 45' | 60' |
(*) 40 minutes for Malpensa
(**) 40 minutes for Fiumicino
(***) Should the airport be closed due to fog, the check-in time is fifty minutes before departure time. It is advisable to arrive at the airport well in advance.