Is it safe to check in luggage one day before at airport?

Here are some issues to consider:

• What is the airline's liability?
• Do you trust the airport (culture)?
• What do you do if your luggage, or parts of it, disappears?
• Are the benefits worth the risk?

Liability

Is the airline liable if they lose your luggage while it's been checked in that far ahead of time? If so, to what degree?

Trust

Regardless of liability, it's still inconvenient if your luggage is tampered with/something goes missing - and you have to deal with the inconvenience. With some cultures I could leave my luggage on the curb and be fairly confident that it would not get molested. In other cultures I am concerned whenever someone gets too close to my luggage. Do I trust the people holding onto my luggage overnight?

What if...

Are the contents of your luggage just some expendable clothes, or are they more critical than that? What will you do if your luggage goes missing?

Cost/benefit

Looking at everything, is the risk of checking your luggage in early worth the benefit?

To answer your question directly: In certain cultures I would be comfortable checking my luggage in early, with the understanding that there is a small risk that something weird might happen (which also exists when you check it in normally). In other cultures I am concerned every time I check my bags and only do it because I have to do it. I am less concerned about size of the airport and more concerned about the culture of the people handling my luggage.

Personally, I have never checked my luggage in early. It's usually an hour drive to the international airports I use. I would kill two hours in travel (there and back) just to be able to sleep in an extra hour on the travel day. Plus, I'm working and need the stuff in my bags.