Preparing for travel
Know before you go
It's always good to be prepared, and we want you to have the best journey possible when you travel with us. There are some things you can do before you get to the airport like check in on ba.com, or you can just browse through some of our useful information.
Advance Passenger Information
Certain governments require us to collect Advance Passenger Information before you travel. We recommend that you use ‘Manage My Booking’ to give us this information before you leave for the airport.
Check in at ba.com
From 24 hours before your flight, you can check in on ba.com and, in most instances, print your own boarding pass. When you arrive at the airport all you do is leave your bags at the Fast Bag Drop desk, where they are tagged, then you're free to go straight through security.
Latest flight news
We will let you know when there is any flight disruption, so it's worth checking before you leave for the airport, just in case. You can also access our arrivals and departures information to make sure your flight is on time.
Travellers’ checklist
It can be quite a task finding out everything you need to do and know about before you go away, so we've put together a handy checklist to help you out.