Popular budget airline easyJet is introducing a major change to the check-in process for those who are catching an early flight.
The airline will now allow those who are jetting off in the early hours to check in their bags the night before, allowing them to avoid some queues ahead of departure.
The free service is called the Twilight Bag Drop scheme and the airline is hoping to introduce it across UK airports.
The scheme has so far been introduced at Gatwick and Bristol airports so far, but has not yet been rolled out to others including those in Scotland.
An easyJet spokesperson said: "While we don’t have plans to introduce it at these airports currently, we continue to review opportunities with our partners to make travelling through the airport as easy as possible for our customers."
This comes as many airports are seeing huge queues leaving customers anxious that they could miss their flight, reports the Express.
The budget airline has also recruited extra customer service staff and introduced a hotline for parents with young children. Customer service hours have also been extended with passengers now able to contact the airline between 6am and 11pm.
easyJet is expecting to carry over six million passengers this summer and has recruited around 350 new staff. The airline has also stationed head office staff in UK airports to offer passengers additional support.
Checking in bags the night before could be a good option for passengers who live or are staying near the airport.
However, a BBC Panorama investigation found that easyJet was one of the worst airlines for travel chaos. easyJet and British Airways cancelled the most flights this year with around three out of every hundred departures cut.
Jet2 and Ryanair were named the best airlines and cancelled just one in every thousand flights this year.
A shortage of essential staff in areas such as baggage, security and check-in has caused delays for passengers.
Passengers also need to be careful not to make a mistake when making an easyJet booking as they could be charged. easyJet said: “When you book to travel with us, the tickets you buy are non-refundable, except set out in the terms and conditions.
“However, we do understand that sometimes plans change and you may need to amend your booking.”
Spelling mistakes will not be charged but passengers will be charged £49 for cancelling a flight within 24 hours.
They will be charged £49 to change the name of a passenger on a flight while making a flight change more than 45 days before departure will cost £25 per passenger.
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