PRACTICAL TRAVEL GUIDE
Flight landing time is not your airport pickup time
After a flight, it is lovely to have a comfortable journey waiting in your plans. Choosing a pickup time means allowing for a few things between landing and leaving the terminal. This guide helps you think them through.
AT A GLANCE
A helpful guide to the time between landing and airport collection, including luggage, overnight arrival dates and where to find your meeting details.
A little time between landing and leaving
Your flight's arrival time is a useful starting point. After that comes reaching the stand, leaving the aircraft, any passport checks and collecting your bags. The time these take can vary.
Give yourself room for those steps when planning your collection. A fixed number of minutes after landing will not suit every flight or every passenger.
The arrival date keeps everything together
For an overnight or long-haul flight, the date you land in the UK may be different from the date you left. Use the UK arrival date with your flight number when arranging collection.
Booking for a friend, relative or colleague? Their itinerary is a helpful reference, alongside a contact number for the person travelling.
Allow for the way your party travels
With hand luggage only, you may be ready sooner than a party collecting several cases. Travelling with young children or using airport assistance can mean allowing more time too.
The aim is a pickup that feels comfortable for your own journey. For a particular assistance requirement, our support team can help you check the transfer arrangements.
Finding your chauffeur
Keep the collection details for your reservation handy as you arrive. They are the place to look for the meeting arrangements that apply to your journey.
Our Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Liverpool pages link to official airport information, which can help you get familiar with the airport before travelling.
When your flight details change
Please let booking support know if your flight or arrival plans change after booking. Your reference, flight number and revised details help the team find the right journey.
They can help you review the collection and explain any waiting or amendment terms that apply, so you know what has been agreed.
For the outward journey
When travelling to the airport, work back from the terminal-arrival time recommended by your airline. Allow for the road journey, any extra collections and the time your party needs before check-in.
You can arrange both airport journeys through online booking, with the appropriate timing and flight details for each.
Useful official information
These official airport pages can help you prepare for your trip. Your reservation provides the arrangements for your own collection.
BEFORE YOU TRAVEL
A little help before you book
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Should I use landing time as my pickup time?
Allow time after landing to leave the aircraft, complete any arrival formalities and collect your bags. Follow the pickup guidance for your reservation and the needs of your party.
How much time should I allow?
It depends on the flight, terminal, baggage and passengers. Plan for your own circumstances rather than a universal interval; support can help with a particular collection question.
What if my flight is delayed?
Share your updated flight details and booking reference with support. They can help check the collection and any waiting or amendment arrangements.
QUOTE. CHOOSE. BOOK.
Look forward to your next journey.
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