Is it okay to check-in 24 hours before flight?

Is it okay to check in 24 hours before your flight? Honestly, I love checking in online 24 hours early. It's such a weight off my mind! Seriously, getting that boarding pass sorted feels like a tiny victory against the chaos of travel. Those pre-flight jitters? Way less intense when I've already ticked that off the list.

But, and this is a big but, if I'm wrestling with suitcases – think actual mountains of luggage, like that time I went backpacking through Southeast Asia – I'd never cut it closer than 90 minutes before departure. Remember that time I almost missed my flight from Bangkok because of the ridiculously long security line? Yeah, never again. Airport security can be a total nightmare, especially during peak hours. It's just not worth the stress.

But if it's just a carry-on, like when I zipped over to Rome for a long weekend last year – just a small backpack, really – then I'm all about skipping the counter entirely. Straight to security for me! Less queues, more espresso. Can't argue with that, can you? It’s all about weighing up the pros and cons, I guess, and how much stress you're willing to deal with. Maybe that's just me, though. What about you?