Gatwick BA early morning Check in

Will be arriving at Gatwick 2am. I understand we will be able to use the
self service BA check in. ( as our tix purchased through deckchair have a
magnetic strip). Will we be able to check our bag though at this time? We'd
like to get airside asap so we can get some sleep before our flight to
Madrid- as it doesn't leave til 0855.

TIA

Jan

In message <2psd2iFoh085U1@uni-berlin.de>, at 00:27:50 on Sat, 4 Sep
2004, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
>Will be arriving at Gatwick 2am. I understand we will be able to use the
>self service BA check in. ( as our tix purchased through deckchair have a
>magnetic strip). Will we be able to check our bag though at this time? We'd
>like to get airside asap so we can get some sleep before our flight to
>Madrid- as it doesn't leave til 0855.

Last time I had an early morning flight from Gatwick with BA, the
check-in desk wasn't open when I got to the airport. I think you need to
make sure in advance that you can both check-in and stay overnight
airside.
--
Roland Perry

> >Will be arriving at Gatwick 2am. I understand we will be able to use the
> >self service BA check in. ( as our tix purchased through deckchair have a
> >magnetic strip). Will we be able to check our bag though at this time?
We'd
> >like to get airside asap so we can get some sleep before our flight to
> >Madrid- as it doesn't leave til 0855.
>
> Last time I had an early morning flight from Gatwick with BA, the
> check-in desk wasn't open when I got to the airport. I think you need to
> make sure in advance that you can both check-in and stay overnight
> airside.

If not, there are some very nice long padded benches Landside at Gatwick.
Best airport kipping benches in the world. Although by 2am I reckon most
people would have staked a claim.

Roland Perry wrote:
> In message <2psd2iFoh085U1@uni-berlin.de>, at 00:27:50 on Sat, 4 Sep
> 2004, Jan <jan@freeinternet.com> remarked:
>> Will be arriving at Gatwick 2am. I understand we will be able to use
>> the self service BA check in. ( as our tix purchased through
>> deckchair have a magnetic strip). Will we be able to check our bag
>> though at this time? We'd like to get airside asap so we can get
>> some sleep before our flight to Madrid- as it doesn't leave til 0855.
>
> Last time I had an early morning flight from Gatwick with BA, the
> check-in desk wasn't open when I got to the airport. I think you need
> to make sure in advance that you can both check-in and stay overnight
> airside.

After having a good poke around the BA web site. It appeared we would be
able to use the self service check in,Though I still couldn't find ref to
the bag drop times.
So I emailed BA about this. Their reply was that the self service check ins
open the same time as the manned desks.
Which is not what the web site implies. :-( - of course it doesn't say it
"will" be open. iyswim

I see their first flight of the day leaves at 6am. So hopefully they might
let us check in when that one opens.

Jan

"Alan Moore" <xarquol2@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:97f45f14.0409070414.65c9d003@c om...
> "Jan" <jan@freeinternet.com> wrote:
> > Will be arriving at Gatwick 2am. I understand we will be able to use the
> > self service BA check in. ( as our tix purchased through deckchair have
a
> > magnetic strip). Will we be able to check our bag though at this time?
We'd
> > like to get airside asap so we can get some sleep before our flight to
> > Madrid- as it doesn't leave til 0855.
>
> Here's a possible alternative plan. If the reason you are arriving at
> 2am is because that's the latest you can get there the day before by
> train, and you're trying to minimise the amount of time you have to
> hang around at Gatwick, then bear in mind that the Gatwick Travel Inn
> is only about 50 quid a night for a room,

and easily walkable from the
> North Terminal if you haven't got loads of luggage

And BA allow checkin the night before (after 6pm I think), assuming you can
get you overnight requirements into their measly hand luggage allowance.