You can also check in to your Air Canada (AC) flight and Air Canada Rouge and Air Canada Express are the following alternatives:

Web check-in, or online check-in

• Check-in via mobile
• Self-service kiosk check-in at the airport.
• Check-in airport ticket office.

Can one check-in online with Air Canada (AC)?

To receive a mobile boarding pass to your mobile phone or a printable boarding card, you may check in online to your Air Canada (AC) flight, 24 hours before the actual departure time. You can have this option in case:

• It is an electronic ticket, and the first flight is with Air Canada (AC).
• You are neither general or special needs passenger (not an unaccompanied child or a pet traveller), nor do you not know your reservation code with your confirmation code, e-ticket, or frequent flyer.
• A maximum of nine passengers can check in at a time should you be a member of a group booking.

Is it possible to check my bags online with Air Canada (AC) online web check-in?

Yes, it is possible to check your luggage but you need to leave them at the airport baggage drop before the time of the check-in flight.

Is mobile check-in available on Air Canada (AC)?

To receive a mobile boarding pass on your device at check in, prior to the scheduled departure time, you may use your mobile device to check in on your Air Canada (AC) flight 24 hours before the departure time. You can have this option in case:

You have an electronic ticket, and Air Canada (AC) is the airline for the first flight.

If you are not a passenger with special needs (such as an unaccompanied youngster or a pet traveler), you can access your reservation using your confirmation code, e-ticket number, or frequent flyer account.

• You are a member of a group reservation, which allows you to check in up to nine people simultaneously.
• You're leaving from an airport that allows mobile boarding passes; if not, you can check in and print one at the ticket counter or self-service kiosk.
• (A printed boarding permit is necessary.) You are not taking a baby on your trip.

Is Air Canada (AC) self-service or not?

The answer is yes so that you can print boarding card and check in at the Air Canada (AC) in-flight airport kiosk and pay 45 minutes to 12 hours before the expected departure time.

Is it possible to check my baggage in the Air Canada (AC) self-service kiosk?

Yes, three hours before your set departure time at international flights (except Tokyo-Narita, which is two and a half hours) and four hours in case of flights between United States and Canada.

Can one check in at the ticket desk at Air Canada (AC)?

Yes, it is possible to obtain a printout boarding card and check in to a flight with Air Canada (AC) at the airport ticket desk between 30 and 4 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Is there a fee on seat assignment on the Air Canada (AC) flights?

Yes, in case you are flying a Tango fare in Canada, or in the United States, Air Canada (AC) will charge you between $10 and 40 CAD to assign an advance seat to every one-way segment. Nevertheless, there is no charge of seat selection within 24 hours before the flight.

What will be the check-in time on the Air Canada (AC) flight?

In the case of a flight with Air Canada (AC), the minimum period of check-in is:

• On Canada flights, arrive forty-five minutes before the scheduled departure time (Toronto City Airport YTZ twenty-five minutes).
• An hour and a half prior to the scheduled departure time of the overseas flight.

When would I report to the airport when travelling with Air Canada (AC)? Recommended time of arrival:

• In flights to Canada, 90 minutes before the flight time.
• In the case of foreign flights (even flight by the United States, Mexico and Caribbean), two hours before the scheduled time of departure.
• Flights from Lisbon and Tel Aviv depart three hours before to their advertised departure time.

Check-in time with carry-on baggage on the Canadian flights

• 45 minutes prior to the planned departure time 20 minutes for Toronto City Airport YTZ
• 60 minutes for international flights.

The minimum needed check-in time with checked luggage

• 45 minutes prior to the planned departure time 20 minutes for Toronto City Airport YTZ.
• 60 minutes for international flights.

When do I have to get at the boarding gate?

In the case of Air Canada flights (AC), boarding ends at the following times:

• Two hours before the set time of departure of flights to and within the United States and Canada.
• In the case of international flights to/from Canada (except when it is a flight of the US and Israel), arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
• Flights that leave Tel Aviv, Israel, leave 60 minutes before the stated departure time.