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Swiss will require a Travel ID for online check-in
From 16 November, Swiss passengers departing Zurich will need a Travel ID to check in online.
The change also applies to Edelweiss and is part of a rule set by their parent company, Lufthansa.
The free account requires a name, birth date, email address and password; storing travel documents and payment details is optional.
Lufthansa plans to extend the rule to all its departure regions by the end of November.
Passengers who do not want an account can still check in at an airport counter or kiosk.
Some group, tour operator, charter and other-airline bookings are exempt, and one Travel ID can check in everyone on a booking.
Swiss will require passengers to use a Travel ID to check in online from Zurich starting November 16.
The change will extend to all Lufthansa Group departure regions by the end of November.
Passengers can still check in without an account at airport counters or kiosks.
The free account requires a name, date of birth, email address and password.
Swiss says the account offers a single login and pre-filled forms to speed up booking and check-in.
- Who
- Swiss passengers, and passengers of Edelweiss.
- What
- Online check-in will require a Travel ID login.
- When
- From November 16 for departures from Zurich; the change will extend to all departure regions by the end of November.
- Where
- Zurich initially, then all Lufthansa Group departure regions.
- Why
- Swiss says a single login and pre-filled forms can make booking and check-in faster.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lufthansa introduced the Travel ID.
The Travel ID requirement begins for online check-in from Zurich.
The change is due to cover all Lufthansa Group departure regions.
- Zurich start date
- November 16
- Expansion
- All Lufthansa Group departure regions by the end of November
- Account cost
- Free
- Registration details
- Name, date of birth, email address and password
- Airport alternatives
- Check-in remains available without an account at counters and kiosks