OREANDA-NEWS. October 07, 2014. A UIA passenger wishing to take advantage of web check-in, should visit UIA website www.flyUIA.com, enter his family name, an e-ticket number or a booking reference.

As soon as the web check-in procedure is completed, the passenger receives an email with his boarding pass attached. The e-boarding pass containing a special bar code is to be printed and presented at the gate. This document is equivalent to an ordinary boarding pass issued at a check-in counter at the airport.

Web check-in opens 23 hours and closes 2 hours (4 hours for flights departing from New York) prior to scheduled departure. The service allows checking-in a group of up to 9 passengers with a single booking.

Web check-in is available for all UIA passengers, except for passengers travelling with an infant under the age of 2, unaccompanied minors, passengers requiring special assistance, and groups of over 10 passengers with a single booking.

In case a passenger has baggage to be checked-in he can also benefit from the web check-in. Arriving at the airport, the passenger should proceed to the drop-off point or any other check-in counter to drop-off his baggage. Deadline for baggage drop-off is 40 minutes prior to scheduled departure. Therefore passengers are advised to check the check-in deadlines at the airports of departure.

“Having introduced the web check-in, we provided our passengers with an opportunity to make their airport formalities easier and smoother, to avoid long wait and to save up to 25 – 30 minutes at the airport of departure, – noted Evgeniya Satska, UIA Corporate Press Secretary. – We are actively working upon IT innovations to offer our clients more opportunities and to make their trips with UIA both comfortable and enjoyable”.