You will need
- ID (typically a passport or foreign passport, for children – birth certificate),
- - printout of the itinerary receipt.
Instruction
1
Before you leave home, prepare the itinerary. It is not necessary to take with you on domestic flights, but still better to have this paper at itself as it may need to access the airport. On international flights, a printed itinerary receipt is required. At passport control abroad itinerary for the return trip can be one of the grounds in order to supply you the entry stamp (in the absence of printing can refuse entry).
2
To the airport it is better to arrive a little in advance, especially if you have not flown the aircraft or the terminal building you are unfamiliar with. Check-in usually starts 3 hours before departure of the aircraft. It usually ends in 30 or 40 minutes, but it can prolong it. If you do not have time to check, you can try to contact the airline you're flying, sometimes it works to register after the end of the officially allotted time. If this is not possible, you need to contact the front Desk for late passengers.
3
In Russian airports at the entrance always check Luggage scanner. You need to put your stuff on tape, pull out of the pockets of metal objects and keys and himself to go through the scanner. In foreign airports, the check-in is not always carried out.
4
Going into the terminal building, look around in search of Bulletin Board. It will indicate if already started, check in for your flight, and if so, what racks it goes. All racks are numbered. If you are lost, refer to the rack with the information, it is indicated by the letter "i" and is always located near the entrance.
5
Go to the front Desk. Give the employee the identity document, and a printout of the itinerary if it is necessary. In the case of special requests regarding your seat, report it immediately: you can choose the seat at the window or in the aisle.
6
If you take things in the Luggage, put them on tape next to the reception. If the weight exceeds the maximum allowable rate, will need to pay. If everything is in order, your Luggage will promarkers, and you will be given a tag (usually a sticker) which you will be able to get your Luggage upon arrival.
7
You will receive your boarding pass, it means that the check is passed. More will need to undergo additional checks: the inspection and passport control. The employee at the front Desk will tell you where to go next.
Useful advice
Some airlines provide additional checks that take time. Usually they warn you in advance by e-mail. If the letter says that it is better to arrive 5 hours before departure – just do it. For example, a full inspection of Luggage, which sometimes is conducted on the flight from Russia to USA, sometimes just takes up to 5 hours.