Check-in

For security reasons the T1 terminal is closed from 00:00 am to 04:00 am.
The French Sector is closed from 23:00 pm to 04:30 am.

It is not allowed to stay inside during this time.

To know if you can do the check-in of your bagagges the day before, please consult the airlines summary table (pdf 0.1 MB).

If you checked your bags in the day before, we recommend that you make your way to the airport one hour before your flight departs (two hours during winter weekends) to complete passport control formalities, go through the security check and make your way to the departure lounge.

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For more information, please contact directly the airline concerned: list of airlines in Geneva.

All checking in for scheduled flights – including low-cost flights – takes place in T1 (Main Terminal / Terminal principal / Terminal "M").

Deadline for check-in
As a general rule, it is recommended that passengers present themselves for check in two hours before the flight leaves (two hours and a half during winter weekends). Any passengers who have not checked in 40 minutes before the departure time may be refused boarding by the airline.

Deadline for boarding gate
As a general rule, it is recommended that passengers present themselves at the boarding gate 30 minutes before the flight leaves.

Please confirm this information directly with your airline.

Only passengers or close relatives (with the same surname, and with an identity document) may check in baggage. They must present themselves at check in with all the travel documents of the persons concerned.

Genève Aéroport makes your life easier... with its "Express Check-in" kiosks, simple and fast!

Passengers can check in with their luggage at any of the 24 kiosks located in the main terminal and the Swiss Railways Airport railway station.

"Express Check-in" serves the following airlines:

"Self bag drop" quick hold baggage drop-off

SWISS, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, TAP Portugal, Aegean Airlines, and SAS are innovating and are now offering some passengers the possibility of a quick hold baggage drop-off service, at counters 77-78-79.

The passengers concerned are those:
- with one piece of hold baggage per passenger;
- with no excess baggage, and no oversize or special baggage;
- with a confirmed flight from Geneva (LX, LH, OS, SN, LO, TP, SK);
- who have already checked in on-line or at one of the kiosks.

Some airlines offer the possibility of checking in via the internet. This means you check in on line, select your seat and print your boarding card before coming to the airport.

Detailed information can be found on the websites of the airlines concerned.

NB: This service may be different, depending on each airline and each type of ticket. It is usually available only for electronic tickets.

"Self bag drop" quick hold baggage drop-off

SWISS, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, TAP Portugal, Aegean Airlines, and SAS are innovating and are now offering some passengers the possibility of a quick hold baggage drop-off service, at counters 77-78-79.

The passengers concerned are those:
- with one piece of hold baggage per passenger;
- with no excess baggage, and no oversize or special baggage;
- with a confirmed flight from Geneva (LX, LH, OS, SN, LO, TP, SK);
- who have already checked in on-line or at one of the kiosks.

To check in unusual luggage items, please first check in at the same counter as for normal luggage, and then go to counter no. 90.

The maximum dimensions for unusual luggage items are: approx. 100 cm x 80 cm x 400 cm.

For more information, please contact directly the concerned airline.