Check-in

Airport - Registration

In order to help us ensure you the best travel experience, as well as a good flight punctuality, please make sure you are on time at check in.

Check in times depend on

The means of check-in you have selected, as well as
The islands of departure and arrival , as follows :

	In French Polynesia
Online	From 30 hours to 1 hour prior to your flight's scheduled departure time.
Kiosks (only in some airports)	From 12 hours to 1 hour prior to your flight's scheduled departure time
At the check in desks	1h30 prior to your flight departure is recommended. In Tahiti Faaa airport, desks open 2 hours prior to your flight's scheduled departure time. In order to go to the airport of Bora Bora from Vaitape village, with Air Tahiti shuttle boat, please be at the pier 1h30 before the flight departure time
Check-in closing times	30 minutes prior to the flight scheduled departure time, except for the Leeward islands, for which it is 20 minutes prior to flight departure.

For Rarotonga, Cook Islands :
It is an international flight. However, the check-in is at the Air Tahiti's domestic check-in desks.
Recommended arrival time at the airport : 2 hours prior to your flight departure.
We advise you to arrive at the airport well ahead of check-in closing time, in order to offer you the best service during check-in and boarding operations, and to allow aircraft to take off on time.
Check-in closing time: 45 minutes prior to the flight scheduled departure time.

For some islands, the airport is away from the main island or village. More information here
If you arrive after the final check-in time, you will not be allowed to board your flight. A no-show fee will be charged and all other flight reservations in your booking will be automatically cancelled.
Please also ensure that you go to your gate before the final boarding time for your flight.