How do I avoid the long check-in queue at the airport?
The problem
Long queues at the airline check-in counter.
The fix
Check in online, or at a self check-in kiosk that prints your boarding pass and bag tag, then hand your tagged bag in at bag drop.
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How we checked this
Checked 2 Nov 2026. Every claim above comes from the pages below. This page states no prices, fares or exchange rates, and rules can change, so confirm with your airline, the airport or the official site before you travel.
- ACI Asia-Pacific: Delhi Airport introduces a self-service bag drop
Passengers print their boarding passes and baggage tags at self-service kiosks, then drop their bags on the belt.
- IATA press release, 3 Feb 2015
Self-service check-in is a way to avoid long lines at check-in desks; kiosks scan travel documents, and self-tagged bags go to a bag drop.
- ICM (an Amadeus company): check-in kiosk brochure
What a check-in kiosk contains: a touchscreen, a passport reader, and printers for the boarding pass and the bag tag. This is what the drawing shows.
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