According to flight information service, Seat Guru, Jet2 passengers should be aware that they may not be able to change and select a seat before boarding if they do this one thing.
Jet2 passengers trying to change their seat at the last minute may be derailed by this unassuming policy. Most Jet2 passengers will be allocated a seat at random, unless they opt in specifically for seat selection.
The convenience of selecting a preferred seat online, including seats with extra leg room, requires passengers to pay an additional fee. However, that selection is locked in the moment passengers check in online. According to Seat Guru, if you have already checked in online, you will not be able to change your seat at a Jet2 ticket counter at the airport.
Additionally, passengers who have not opted for seat selection but wish to do so will be unable to at the ticket counter if they’re already checked in online.
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Seat Guru confirms that check-in desks for flights going to Belfast and Faro will open 2.5 hours prior to departure, while check- in for flights going to Alicante, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, and Newcastle will open 3 hours prior to departure.
Jet2 passengers can check-in for their flight starting 28 days before and ending 5 hours before the scheduled departure time – though this depends on the departure destination. Jet2 passengers that have not yet checked in online can opt in for seat selection and also receive a printed boarding pass at a ticket counter. Those that opt for online check in can download a mobile boarding pass to their device.
Online web check-in can be used under the following conditions:
- you have an electronic ticket and the first flight is on Jet2
- you may access your reservation with your booking reference
- you are not a special needs passenger (for example, an unaccompanied minor)
- you are departing from an airport which accepts mobile boarding passes (if not, then you may check-in and print a boarding pass at the ticket counter).
Jet2 is also one of a few airlines that offers Twilight Check In, which enables passengers flying at midday to drop off their bags the evening before their flight. However, this service is only available between certain hours and at certain airports.
Jet2 passengers with flights departing before midday can drop off their bags at Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow International, London Stansted, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle Airports.
Even more conveniently, if you are travelling as part of a group not all passengers need to go to the airport for the twilight bag drop-off. Every one passenger is able to check bags for up to six people. Jet2’s Twilight Check-in service is free of charge and open between 16:30 and 21:00 the evening before your morning flight.
