What is the cut-off time to obtain one's boarding pass at LIM airport when flying with United airlines (passenger has online checked in)?

What is the cut-off time to obtain one's boarding pass at LIM airport when flying with United airlines (passenger has online checked in)? - Man in airport waiting for boarding on plane

Assume a passenger has online checked-in their flight with United Airlines but the United Airlines website wouldn't give them their boarding pass online, and instead asked them to obtain their boarding pass at the airport.

What is the cut-off time to obtain one's boarding pass at Lima airport (Jorge Chavez International Airport, LIM) when flying with United airlines (passenger has online checked in)?


The United Airlines online check-in website doesn't give the cut-off time to obtain one's boarding pass. They vaguely displays after the online check-in:

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The web page they point to discusses cut-off times for check-in, bag drop, etc. but not boarding pass printing.

Note that the United Airlines online check-in website said check-in is completed:

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Best Answer

The cut-off is the same as the check-in cut-off time, although in general for International flights that time is also the same as the baggage drop-off time.

For Lima specifically, the website you've linked to states :

Lima (LIM): 75 minutes

As far as United is concerned, you are not fully checked-in until a boarding pass has been issued.

Unrelated to the specific question asked, and specific to United Airlines, you will sometimes have different experiences when checking in via the website or their mobile app. Even if one path failed to issue a boarding pass, the other may be able to issue one so it's worth trying both.




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How long before you board should you get to the airport?

"The two-hour recommendation is fairly standard across the industry," says Heather Lissner, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport spokesperson. "We recommend the two hours so that travelers have enough time to get dropped off or park their cars, check their bags and get through security to their gates."

How early can you check-in with United airlines?

Check-in is available starting 24 hours before your scheduled departure. Required timing for check-in, baggage check and boarding may vary based on your departure airport and destination. See our Check-in and Airport Processing Times page for details.

How many hours before flight departure time can a boarding pass can be printed?

It is mandatory to declare your health status and web check-in, 48 hours to 60 min before flight departure. Boarding pass will be emailed only after successful declaration of health status.

How long before departure does boarding end?

Most flights start boarding 30 - 50 minutes before scheduled departure, but the exact time depends on your destination and plane. Boarding ends 15 minutes before departure. If you're not on board, we may reassign your seat to another passenger.



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Answer 2

Since it seems that the United Airlines website fails to mention the cut-off time for boarding pass printing, I asked two United Airlines employees.

Employee 1 (from United Airlines online chat): after erroneously telling me that the cut-off time for boarding pass printing is 40 minutes, they told me that the cut-off time for boarding pass printing is the same as the cut-off time for check-in, which is 75 minutes at LIM airport (i.e., same answer as Doc's answer).

Employee 2 (from United Airlines counter at LIM): the United Airlines online check-in website's claim that the passenger had checked in was false. It seems many (all) foreigners cannot checked in online. Therefore the passenger had to arrive at the United Airlines counter by the check-in deadline, which is... 70 minutes before the scheduled departure (and not 75 minutes, contrary to what the United Airlines website claims).

TL;DR: nobody has any clue what they're doing so as Doc's answer recommends show up at 75 minutes before the scheduled departure if you want to avoid debating and possibly missing the flight, unless you're able to find a different cut-off time for boarding pass printing in writing. I'll leave the question unsanswered for now as the level of evidence is low (people seem to just guess).

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