In plain English
This is a status for a specific flight. It means the airline is currently accepting passenger check-ins for that flight, so people can begin checking in now.
In context
In this flight update, it reports that passenger check-in for the flight is currently available.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports current availability of passenger check-in for the flight
Meaning limits
By itself, this status indicates only that check-in is open now, not any individual check-in outcome.
Examples
“Check-in is open for Flight 218, but no passenger has checked in yet.”
“At 06:00, Flight 218 changed from unavailable to check-in open.”