With Emirates, the web check in process is simple and convenient, and you check in online from 48 hours up to 90 minutes before your flight. All you need to enter while checking in is your Booking Reference or the Last Name of the passenger and Emirates Skywards Membership Number if available. You may also select your seat in advance of the flight with web check-in and stand a chance to sit where you want for a more enjoyable journey. Moreover, you are likely to indicate if you need any dietary meals during the check-in process. If you are traveling without checked baggage, you will need to check in online . However, if you have checked baggage, you will need to visit the airport check-in counters at least two hours before the scheduled departure. In the end, regardless of whether you have baggage or not, you should always check-in at the boarding gate 45 minutes before flight departure. Emirates also offers a mobile boarding pass with the Emirates app or print your boarding pass at home or airport kiosks. Emirates also uses the email address provided during check-in to send you updates and Cancellation notices if needed.