---
title: "Check-in open email template"
description: "A check-in notice with the booking reference, the flight, the bag allowance and the deadline. Send it when online check-in opens."
url: "https://nextmail.sh/email-templates/check-in-open"
---

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# Check-in open email template

A check-in notice with the booking reference, the flight, the bag allowance and the deadline.

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- **From**
  Northwind <hello@example.com>
- **Subject**
  Check-in is open for your flight to Lisbon
- **Preview text**
  Flight LK 412 on Friday 13 November. Online check-in closes 2 hours before departure.

![Preview of the Check-in open template](https://nextmail.sh/email-templates/previews/check-in-open-desktop.webp?v=a7dbc7cd9167)

check-in-open.txt

```
Flight {{flightNumber}} on {{departureDate}}. Online check-in closes {{checkInCloses}}.

{{airlineName}}

Check-in is open

You can now check in for your flight to {{arrivalCity}}. Choose your seat and get your boarding pass in one go.

Booking reference

{{bookingReference}}

Flight

{{flightNumber}}, {{departureCity}} to {{arrivalCity}}

Departs

{{departureDate}} at {{departureTime}}

Check-in closes

{{checkInCloses}}

Cabin bag

{{cabinBag}}

Checked bag

{{checkedBag}}

Check in now [{{checkInUrl}}]

Add a bag [{{manageBookingUrl}}]

Bag drop closes {{bagDropCloses}} before departure. Bring the passport or ID you booked with.

You are receiving this because you have a flight booked with {{airlineName}}.
```

Shown with sample values. The HTML and plain-text tabs keep the placeholders.

About

## When to send it

Send it when online check-in opens. The booking reference is set in a monospace font so it is easy to read out at the desk, the flight and baggage details sit in the same table, and the button goes straight to check-in.

14 values to fill

## What each send fills in

Required values have to come with every send. The rest fall back to the default shown here.

| Placeholder | Kind | Required | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `{{airlineName}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{bookingReference}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{flightNumber}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{departureCity}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{arrivalCity}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{departureDate}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{departureTime}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{checkInCloses}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{cabinBag}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{checkedBag}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{checkInUrl}}` | Link | Required | None |
| `{{manageBookingUrl}}` | Link | Required | None |
| `{{bagDropCloses}}` | Text | Optional | 60 minutes |
| `{{unsubscribeUrl}}` | Link | Optional | None |

API

## Send it from your code

Create a template from this design once, then send it with the values for each message.

```
import { init, nextmail } from '@nextmail/sdk' init({ apiKey: process.env.NEXTMAIL_API_KEY }) await nextmail.templates.create({  name: 'Check-in open',  slug: 'check-in-open',  starter: 'check-in-open',  publish: true,}) const sent = await nextmail.templates.send('check-in-open', {  from: 'Northwind <hello@example.com>',  to: 'maya@example.com',  props: {    airlineName: 'Larkspur Air',    bookingReference: 'K7QX4M',    flightNumber: 'LK 412',    departureCity: 'London Gatwick',    arrivalCity: 'Lisbon',    departureDate: 'Friday 13 November',    departureTime: '07:25',    checkInCloses: '2 hours before departure',    cabinBag: 'One bag up to 10 kg, 55 x 40 x 20 cm',    checkedBag: 'One bag up to 23 kg',    checkInUrl: 'https://example.com/check-in/K7QX4M',    manageBookingUrl: 'https://example.com/manage/K7QX4M',  },}) console.log(sent.id, sent.status)
```

Travel

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6 styles

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### Trip starts soon

A pre-departure reminder with the departure in a date tile and a documents checklist.

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![Preview of the Application received template](https://nextmail.sh/email-templates/previews/application-received-desktop.webp?v=a43728e70ce0)

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Confirms an application arrived, with a status track and what happens next.

6 styles

Start from one

## Pick a design, change anything, and send it from your code.

Every template opens in the editor as blocks you can move, restyle or delete, and sends through the API with the values filled in.

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