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Hi, just found out about the day before check in at Manchester, and was wondering if anyone had any experience of it? Any problems, or does it all run smoothly?
Wife's convinced bags will go missing.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| davef wrote: |
| Wife's convinced bags will go missing. |
Are they offering plastic surgery as well? 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| davef wrote: |
Wife's convinced bags will go missing. |
It is Manchester after all.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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thats what i was thinking!
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Seriously though, were only half hour from the airport but not sure if its worth the extra trip for everyone just to avoid queing in the morning, although it would be extra time in bed.
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I wouldn't even contemplate it - I live in Chorlton and I'm flying out to GVA on Wednesday morning.
I'd rather get to the airport 2 hours before departure, check-in and then grab a coffee grinning at the thought that I would be in Val in the afternoon.
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We're doing it tomorrow for an early morning departure on sunday. (from gatwick) I've been reassured by the tour operator that it works well. For us it means getting up at 4.45am instead of 3am (quite a difference!). Friends of ours did it in january and they had no problems.
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kapow Even though you avoid the check-in queue, I guess you still have to queue for security - so can you afford to arrive almost 2 hours later? Or would you expect to arrive, say, 3 hours before departure if you didn't have the 'day before' thingy?
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davef, you still have to check your bags in on the day, it just saves you queueing for your boarding pass, you can go straight to a baggage check in counter where the queue may be a little smaller than the main check in desks. No risk to the baggage (although i always like to check they've put the right destination tag on them before they disappear off down the carousel...)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| franga wrote: |
I wouldn't even contemplate it - I live in Chorlton and I'm flying out to GVA on Wednesday morning.
I'd rather get to the airport 2 hours before departure, check-in and then grab a coffee grinning at the thought that I would be in Val in the afternoon. |
Or a guiness! we're flying out to GVA Sunday morning at 06.45  (no answer to the op, just excited) not checking in day before, just head over the tops at 3.30am, and enjoy the m62/m60 at more than a crawl for once
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| davef wrote: |
Hi, just found out about the day before check in at Manchester, and was wondering if anyone had any experience of it? Any problems, or does it all run smoothly?
Wife's convinced bags will go missing. |
I've done it at Gatwick before with no problems (when staying in a nearby hotel due to appalling early hour of next day flight).
I'm not sure I'd drive to and back from the airport to do it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Red Leon, our flight times this year are the same as last year - 6.25am. Last year we got up at 3am (stayed overnight at the travelodge - terrible night's sleep because we knew we'd be up again in 4-5 hours or so) and got the bus to the airport - only had a choice of either 3.30am or 4.30am at that time of the day so went with the 3.30am. Got to the airport and had too much time. Kids were so tired and everyone was irritable.
This year we have now checked in - took us 35 mins from the time we parked the car to the time we got back to it ( i know becasue we missed the 30 minute parking price band by 5 mins). And off we went 'home' (to my parents' house 20 mins from the airport). Tomorrow morning we will get up at 4.55am (hopefully!) (just about TWO hours more in bed!!) and drive to the meet and greet for 5.30 and go straight to secuirty and boarding. Hope it's as simple as that! Last year there was noone around at that time of day and we went straight through security. Will let you know next week...night night 
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Poster: A snowHead
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It's a pity it's not done at more airports, just Manchester, Birmingham and Gatwick I think. We had a 6.30 flight from Luton at half term and it was a killer despite staying 5 miles away.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We did it a few weeks ago at Manchester, when travelling with Crystal. It worked really well for us and meant an extra hour in bed and not having to carry all our bags around when half asleep. We were not working the day before, so got there at 12 noon and there was no queue at all.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Colin B wrote: |
| It's a pity it's not done at more airports, just Manchester, Birmingham and Gatwick I think. We had a 6.30 flight from Luton at half term and it was a killer despite staying 5 miles away. |
Can check in day before at Heathrow with BA for sure.
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Thanks for all the advice, was keen on going over the day before but inlaws have organised something for us when we're down so won't happen.
Maybe next time...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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davef, just to report back - it worked out fine and our bags were within the first 10 off! Will definitely do it again for early departures
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