ST THOMAS DEPARTURE INFO

Sumerwaters · Post by **Sumerwaters** » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:13 pm

I have heard multiple conflicting info about departing St Thomas airport
I am on American.
Some say you must arrive 3 hours prior to flight time.
Others say you must check in at least 3 hours prior, but only need to arrive 90 minutes early if you have already checked in and just need to check luggage.
Advice?

poidog · Post by **poidog** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:56 am

If you have baggage to check, you need to be at the airport 3 hours before your flight. The baggage/checkin counter closes 90 minutes prior to the flight. You're basically at the mercy of AA workers, not how long security/customs are.

KatieH · Post by **KatieH** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:03 pm

poidog - so if you check in on line , have your boarding pass and no bags to check, is 90 minutes enough with AA?

poidog · Post by **poidog** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:07 pm

Yes, dependent on customs and security.

Sumerwaters · Post by **Sumerwaters** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:00 am

So just a follow up on this topic.....
I checked in on line the day prior to departure, but still had bags to check.
I arrived at the airport right at 90 minutes before flight.
Had a brief chat with an unhelpful AA attendant.
Apparently since I had checked in already I did not need to arrive 3 hours prior, just had to make the 90 minute mark for my bags.
Customs was 5 minutes.

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