Do I need to check in again for a connecting flight?

In most cases, you'll receive your boarding pass for your connecting flight already when you check in for your first flight. This means you don't have to check in again for your next flight. If you haven't received it, you can go to the transfer desk or kiosk of the airline you're flying with to collect it.



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You usually get boarding passes for both flights. Some smaller airports might have separate terminals so that you have to go back through security and travel to another terminal, but even then should not have to check in if you have the boarding pass already.

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Yes. You'll probably get all boarding passes at once when you check in for your first flight, whether you check in online, on your smartphone, or at the airport. For some international itineraries though, the airline will direct you to get your second boarding pass on your layover.

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Just ask at the ticket counter when you check in if you will be getting both boarding passes or if you will need to get the second one at your layover airport. They'll tell you what to do.

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Overall, passengers usually have to re-clear security for connecting flights, though there may be some exceptions depending on the airport and flight itinerary. To make this process easier, checking with the airline or airport ahead of time is recommended.

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“Skiplagging,” also known as “hidden city ticketing,” is a counterintuitive way to book airline tickets to potentially save money. A traveler would book a multi-leg flight with a connection. Instead of flying to the final destination, the passenger opts to disembark at the connecting city.

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No, but it's against most airlines' contracts of carriage or the rules people must follow to fly with the airline.
  • American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both put skiplagging first on their lists of prohibited booking practices. ...
  • United Airlines and Delta Air Lines also prohibit skiplagging.


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Yes, there might be exceptions, but most often than not the airline won't wait. What you can do is to try to avoid missing your connection. But if you do miss your connection, don't worry, the airline will book you on a new flight for free (if it's an airline-protected connecting flight).

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American Airlines connecting flight baggage rules are simple. In short, American Airlines takes care of your baggage. You check in your bags once, and they take care of the rest. They transfer baggage between flights.

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If your flight is all under one reservation you will receive a boarding pass for your departure flight and a boarding pass for your connecting flight(s) when you check in. If they are under separate reservations, then you need to check in for each flight you have a reservation number for.

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American Airlines connecting flight baggage rules are simple. In short, American Airlines takes care of your baggage. You check in your bags once, and they take care of the rest. They transfer baggage between flights.

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Typically you only need to check in once for your outbound itinerary and once for the return, particularly when all your flights are booked together.

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For example, when you have a connecting flight with different airlines sometimes you can get your boarding passes only at the airport. You may have an option to check in, choose a seat, but no option to download boarding passes. In a situation like this, you have to go to the airport check-in counter too.

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If you are all travelling on the same reservation number, then you must check-in at the same time; otherwise the missing people are at risk of being classified as no-show which may have financial penalties depending on the type of ticket.

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Boarding positions will be reserved for Customers with EarlyBird Check-In. That said, in order to pass through the security checkpoint, you will need to retrieve your boarding pass online or at the airport at your convenience as early as 24 hours prior to scheduled departure.

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Can I use my mobile boarding pass to go through the security checkpoint and board my flight? Yes, simply show your mobile boarding pass on a mobile phone, iPad, or Apple Watch and a valid form of identification to the TSA Agent at security to proceed.

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Online check-in lets you check in from your home or office and print your own boarding pass. You can also choose to have a link to your boarding pass emailed to your mobile device.

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