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Early flight will the baggage check in be open?

Gabsdav22
Explorer C

I am flying out of tampa tomorrow at 6am to houston. I need to check a bag but im worried the kiosk will not be open that early in the morning. I checked on tampa's website and southwest has flights going out ealier than mine tommorrow. How do I know their hours and that they will be there?

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Re: Early flight will the baggage check in be open?

TheMiddleSeat
Aviator A

Baggage counters open at least two hours before the first flight of the day (Southwest's policy is to allow checked bags up to three hours before a flight). If you're not on the first flight and not planning on getting to the airport six hours early you'll be fine. 

Re: Early flight will the baggage check in be open?

chgoflyer
Aviator A

Tampa opens 90 minutes before the first departure, although from my experience, the check-in area opening time at many airports can often run ~15 minutes late.