Check in from the comfort of your desk

I got an email this morning from British Airways telling me that I can check in to a flight from Edinburgh this week from the comfort of my desk. I haven't done it yet because I may end up not taking the flight but it seems like a great idea to me !

I have always liked the self-service check-in machines at the airport for three reasons :

1. You get to see all the free seats on the plane and pick the one you want
2. The queues are often shorter
3. It's easier to get away with bulky or slightly heavy hand luggage than if you check in at the desk !

This sounds even better - You can check in the night before you go and print your boarding pass then just breeze through (with your photo id !) once they scan your barcode at the security search area. Even if I don't get to do it this week I'll certainly want to try it out soon - have to be quick as it's only a 3 month trial until May.

Now that BA fares are quite competitive as well (£58 return including the taxes, in fact mostly the taxes, for this Edinburgh-London ticket) they do seem to be getting their act together.

There's a link to online check-in on the main BA homepage.