EasyJet has made a baggage change for 2026 that means customers can now check-in for flights and drop bags off the night before flying at eight UK airports.
The budget airline expanded its popular Twilight Bag Drop service to Birmingham Airport this month, benefiting customers booked on early morning flights. Instead of having to queue up at check-in desks on the day of travel, customers can instead drop their bags off the evening before, free of charge. The service aims to save customers valuable time for their journey through the airport on their departure day by skipping bag drop entirely and heading straight to security.
The free service is now available to all customers on early morning flights departing before 9am at Birmingham Airport, and bags can be dropped off between 4pm and 8pm the day before.
Customers will also receive discounted parking for an hour in the airport's Premium Set Down car park by presenting their bag drop baggage receipt when they exit.
The expansion means the easyJet customers can have access to the twilight service at eight major airports across the UK, which include London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and now Birmingham.
The service is also available at Berlin Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol in Europe, and is restricted to passengers who have early flight departures.
Kevin Doyle, easyJet's UK Country Manager, said: "We are always looking for new ways to make travel as easy as possible, so we are really pleased to be introducing our free Twilight Bag Drop service for our customers flying from Birmingham Airport.
"As families head off on their next holiday or are planning one to look forward to, whether that's hitting the slopes, soaking up some winter sun or a fun-filled half-term or Easter break, we remain focused on offering greater choice and exceptional value across our unrivalled short-haul network, always aiming to make travel easy."
Passengers who have a flight departing in the morning from an airport that offers the twilight service can drop their bags off at the easyJet bag drop area during the specified hours.
Passengers simply need to check-in online, or via the easyJet mobile app, before arriving at the airport, and must bring along their passport and boarding passes.
The easyJet service is available at the following UK airports during the specified hours below:
London Gatwick Airport (LGW)- For passengers with flights departing at or before 8:30am
- Bags can be dropped off between 8pm and 10pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 9:00am
- Bags can be dropped off between 6pm and 9pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 8:30am
- Bags can be dropped off between 6pm and 9pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 8:30am
- Bags can be dropped off between 6pm and 9pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 12 noon
- Bags can be dropped off between 4pm and 8pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 12 noon
- Bags can be dropped off between 4pm and 9pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 8:00am
- Bags can be dropped off between 8pm and 9pm
- For passengers with flights departing at or before 9:00am
- Bags can be dropped off between 4pm and 8pm
