United Airlines extends domestic flight check-in window, giving travelers more time

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Travelers flying connected United Airlines volition request to travel a caller regularisation erstwhile it comes to checking successful for their flights.

The Chicago-based hose has announced a alteration successful the check-in times for travelers.

A United spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "Starting June 3, our check-in cutoff clip for home flights volition alteration to 45 minutes earlier departure."

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"The alteration brings greater consistency for our customers by aligning with our existent checked baggage deadline and the check-in policies followed by astir other airlines," the spokesperson added.

Currently, the check-in cutoff clip for home question is 30 minutes, portion planetary check-in times volition stay unchanged astatine 1 hour. 

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Starting June 3, United Airlines is changing the home check-in cutoff to 45 minutes — a alteration from 30 minutes.  (iStock)

There are clip limits for checking bags that alteration by airport.

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Travelers should get a minimum of two hours before their scheduled home flights and 3 hours earlier scheduled planetary flights, the TSA advises. 

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The planetary check-in times volition stay unchanged astatine 1 hour.  (iStock)

On May 7, the REAL ID requirement took effect, requiring flyers to get the caller recognition with a prima successful the precocious close country successful bid to fly. 

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A TSA spokesperson told Fox News Digital the bureau continues to impulse passengers to get REAL IDs oregon bring different acceptable forms of ID for travel. 

"Summer question is upon us, and determination is inactive clip to get a REAL ID," said the spokesperson. 

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"The alteration brings greater consistency for our customers by aligning with our existent checked baggage deadline and the check-in policies followed by astir different airlines," the spokesperson added. (iStock)

Other forms of recognition that are accepted successful lieu of a REAL ID include a valid U.S. passport or passport card; DHS trusted traveler cards specified arsenic Global Entry; Department of Defense IDs; permanent nonmigratory cards; and borderline crossing cards. 

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Those who bash not person an acceptable signifier of ID whitethorn beryllium subjected to further screening. 

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