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No bag to check in - how long before flight would you arrive?

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lwaveit · 18/05/2022 16:13

Not checking in any bags so only need to go through security and to gate for flight. How long before flight would you arrive?

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EmmaStone · 24/05/2022 20:45

fussychica · 24/05/2022 20:29

I find it depends on the number of flights leaving with similar slots to yours. 6am-8am/9am is peak at many airports. We flew from Bristol, which has had a few major queue problems, a couple of weeks ago. Our flight was departing at 9.20 and there were only 3 flights leaving close to ours the majority of the morning flights having left earlier. We allowed 2 hrs without luggage, there were no queues and we just sailed through in minutes. Noticed baggage drop was also pretty quiet.

Exactly this. I've flown out of Bristol a few times over the last couple of months - mid week, afternoon or late morning flights were no problem, I flew through. However, Friday early morning (7am flight), and there were around 17 flights within an hour of mine - there were substantial queues. Look at other flight times leaving around the same as you.

But I would generally bargain on 2 hrs.

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