Jet2 and TUI bag drop advice 'if you're travelling before noon'
Jet2 and TUI customers may want to bear in mind a particular rule when it comes to dropping off your luggage. Advice from Birmingham Airport about how to prepare for your journey includes some tips related to the two airlines.
The guidance explains: "Travelling with Jet2 or TUI before noon? You can drop your bags off the day before. On the day you travel make your way to join the security queue on the ground floor."
Jet.com passengers can drop off their bags as part of the twilight check-in service from 4.30pm to 9pm each day, if your flight is before noon. You can drop off your bags the night before travel in zone A.
Likewise, you can hand in your TUI bags from 2pm to 9pm each day, if your flight is before noon the next day. You can drop off your bags in zone B. Passengers with the two airlines may also want to note the passport rules that apply to them.
When flying with Jet2, you need to have a passport that is less than 10 years old before the date of your arrival. Your passport also needs to be valid for at least three months if traveling to the EU.
The rules may be different if going to other parts of the world, and you may need a visa depending on where you are going. Your first name and surname used for the booking must match the name on your passport.
Jet2 does not require you to give them your middle name for the booking. TUI passengers must also have a passport less than 10 years old before the date of arrival and be valid for at least three months after your departure, if travelling to the EU.
Once again, the rules may be different when going to non-EU countries, and you may need a visa. TUI has a free passport checker tool you can use to check the validity of your passport before travel.
To use the tool, you need to submit your country and the date of issue for your passport, its expiry date and some details about your holiday. Only UK passport holders can use this tool.
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