BA online check in

areksnumbr1sxylady · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:05

Basically,

Got British Airways flight tomorrow and cant do online check in

When I try I get following;

We apologise for the inconvenience.
Sorry, we could not continue with Online Check-in as there is a technical problem

To check in and receive your boarding pass, please try again later or proceed to the airport.

But if I go to manage my booking, under the flight it says "online check in unavailable"

Ever came across this?

Nexus · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:13

Online check-in for BA Flights opens at the point where its 24 hours from the scheduled flight time.

So if you are flying for example tomorrow at 5pm, then it won't be open until 5pm today. If its otherwise to that, ring them.

lofarl · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:16

If you have a smartphone try the ba app. Failing that just turn up at the airport and do it there. I had the same trouble flying back from bangkok, but after a while the site was working again.

MickeyFinns · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:16

Lazder said:
But if I go to manage my booking, under the flight it says "online check in unavailable"

Not all airports are able to service online checkin (usually smaller ones, I had this recently in Diyarbakir).

What airport are you flying from?

areksnumbr1sxylady · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:20

LGW and the flight is 11:35... its 12:20 now.

XeNoN89 · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:24

Wasn't working for me and all my mates on Friday when we were in Ibiza either. Wasn't a problem we just turned up at the airport and everything was fine;

Nexus · 11 Jul 2013 at 13:33

Its only an annoyance if you are wishing to check-in to specific seats really. Which is why I suggested you call them since its not working.

areksnumbr1sxylady · 11 Jul 2013 at 13:37

I called them, apparently it just doesnt work, it felt that they just couldn't be arsed really.

Nexus · 11 Jul 2013 at 14:01

So they can't check you in over the phone?

areksnumbr1sxylady · 11 Jul 2013 at 14:37

Checked in on my mobile phone... I have no idea why it works on Iphone but doesnt on PC

areksnumbr1sxylady · 11 Jul 2013 at 14:54

Nexus said:
So they can't check you in over the phone?

No, the woman who I spoke with just said, pretty much "computer says noo"

"try again later"

I booked on my phone and picked midle isle seats (theres 3 of us) Row 30, I dunno it is quite at the back... Hopefully it wont shake as much. Everything else was booked.

BA2167, 777 aircraft

randomshenans · 11 Jul 2013 at 15:02

I just managed to upgrade my flight to World Traveler Plus, which is heaps better than standard economy.
If you don't check in now, it's no big deal. Just rock up. Assume you have baggage? I just turn up, give them my stuff and done.

Nexus · 11 Jul 2013 at 15:02

Probably a computer problem then, which is why she couldn't do much either.

areksnumbr1sxylady · 11 Jul 2013 at 15:03

randomshenans said:
I just managed to upgrade my flight to World Traveler Plus, which is heaps better than standard economy.
If you don't check in now, it's no big deal. Just rock up. Assume you have baggage? I just turn up, give them my stuff and done.

well theres 3 of us and 9:20 hour flight... we wanna be together