Passenger amenities

The check-in process normally starts 2 hours before the scheduled departure of the aircraft and ends 40 minutes (international flights) or 30 minutes (domestic flights) before the scheduled departure time.

This time before departure must be strictly observed, as the check-in process consists of not only the passenger and his/her luggage, but also security checks and, in the case of non-schengen flights, passport control. The scheduled departure time is indicated in the airport flight schedule or airline flight schedule. The exact information for a specific flight can be found in the airline’s conditions of carriage.

If you are travelling on a charter flight for your holiday, please follow the instructions of your travel agent.

Check-in counters are located in the departure hall.

You need to bring:

  • Ticket (paper or electronic)
  • voucher
  • or booking code
  • a valid travel document

At the check-in desk, you will hand in your luggage for check-in and receive your boarding pass and baggage ticket. You will then proceed to the security check.

Most airlines now offer the option of electronic check-in from the comfort of your own home. The conditions and times for electronic check-in are determined individually by each airline.

Wizz Air online facilities >>>

Ryanar online facilities >>>

At the airport, only go to the check-in counter if you are checking in checked-in baggage (i.e. baggage that will be loaded into the hold of the aircraft). If you do not have checked-in baggage, please proceed directly to the security checkpoint and then to the departure gate.

Important note: Please bring a valid travel document and the boarding pass you printed at home.

Your travel document, boarding pass and hand luggage will be checked according to your carrier’s rules before going through security.

Wizz Air cabin baggage >>>>

Ryanar online facilities >>>

Passengers with reduced mobility are entitled to free airport transit assistance. Wheelchair access is available at the airport and a wheelchair is available if needed.

Please inform your airline of your request for assistance for a person with reduced mobility at least 48 hours before your scheduled departure.

Please inform the airport staff 24 hours prior to your scheduled departure at
+421 52 776 3875 or +421 52 4311 430.

Rights of disabled passengers >>>>

Cabin baggage
This baggage must meet the maximum dimensions specified by the carrier in order to be placed in the cabin baggage compartment above the seat or, in some cases, below the seat.

Checked baggage
is not carried by the passenger during the flight, but is transported separately in the baggage compartment of the aircraft. This baggage is handed over by the passenger at the check-in counter.

Facilities for passengers with reduced mobility
As a person with reduced mobility, you are entitled to free assistance with boarding and deplaning, during the flight and at the airport before departure and after arrival.

In order to ensure that assistance is provided smoothly, contact the airport, airline, ticket agent or travel agent at least 48 hours before departure to inform them of the type of assistance you are requesting.

Airlines are not obliged to provide assistance with food or medication during the flight. If you need this kind of assistance, for example during long flights, the airline may require another person to be present.

Shopping and refreshments

We have prepared a new DUTY-FREE zone for passengers. Passengers can buy products such as sunscreens, cosmetics, premium chocolates, coffee, cigarettes and alcohol from Slovak distilleries, liqueurs and distilleries.

There are also two outlets open for passengers with a wide range of snacks, coffee and drinks. We wish you a pleasant time in the comfortable environment of our terminal with a beautiful view of the Tatra Mountains panorama.

Safety rules

and other means of discharging a projectile, objects that can or give the impression that they could cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, including:

– all types of firearms, such as pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns,
– toy weapons, replicas and imitation firearms that can be mistaken for real firearms,
– firearms parts, excluding telescopic sights,
– compressed air and CO2 weapons such as pistols and rifles using plastic or metal pellets or shot as cartridges (pellet guns, ball bearing guns),
– signal pistols and starter pistols,
– bows, crossbows and arrows,
– harpoon and spear guns,
– slingshots and catapults;

Devices specially made for stunning or incapacitating, including:

– shock devices such as stun guns, tasers and stun batons,
– animal stun guns and slaughter guns,
– incapacitating and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays such as pepper sprays, tear gas, chemical sprays and animal repellent sprays;

Objects with a sharp point or sharp edge that can cause serious injury, including:

– items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets, and cleavers,
– tools for crushing and chopping ice,
– razor blades,
– paring knives,
– knives with blades longer than 6 inches,
– scissors with blades longer than 6 inches as measured from the pivot,
– martial arts tools with a point or edge,
– swords and sabers;

Instruments that can cause serious injury or can be used to compromise the safety of the aircraft, including:

– billets,
– drills and drill bits, including portable battery-powered drills,
– tools with a blade or spindle longer than 6 inches that can be used as a weapon, such as screwdrivers and chisels,
– saws, including portable battery-powered saws,
– soldering torches,
– staplers and nailers;

Items that can cause serious injury if struck, including:

– baseball and softball bats,
– bats and batons such as clubs, lead-headed batons, and police batons,
– martial arts tools;

that may cause serious injury or pose a threat to the safety of the aircraft, including:

– ammunition,
– explosive warheads,
– detonators and detonators,
– mines, grenades and other military explosive materials,
– fireworks and other pyrotechnics,
– smoke canisters and canisters,
– dynamite, gunpowder and plastic explosives.

Transport of liquids – rules

The new security rules regulate the amount of liquids a passenger can carry when going through security. The rules apply to all passengers whose departure destination is an airport located in an EU country, regardless of their destination.

The new rules entered into force on 6 November 2006 and apply until further notice at all EU airports.

You can only take a small amount of liquids into the cabin.

These liquids with a maximum volume of 100 ml in the original packaging must be stored in a transparent resealable plastic bag with a maximum volume of 1 litre. The number of transparent resealable plastic bags is limited to a maximum of 1 per person.

By liquids for this purpose we mean:

  • water and other drinks, soups, syrups,
  • creams, lotions and oils,
  • perfumes, eau de toilette,
  • sprays,
  • gels, including shampoos and sunscreens,
  • Pressure vessels including shaving foam and sealants,
  • deodorants,
  • pastes, including toothpastes,
  • mixtures of solid and liquid materials – such as butter, bryndza, salads, mustard, ketchup, nutella, honey, spreads, etc.

Remember:

  • You can still carry liquids and gels in checked baggage, the restriction applies to hand baggage only.
  • You may also carry in your hand baggage dietary preparations, including baby food, in the quantities strictly necessary for the duration of the flight and you may be asked to verify their safety.
  • If you are travelling with medical devices, insulin pens or injections, you are welcome to present proof of the need for them from your doctor at the security check. It is also advisable to have medical certificates and documents translated into English for the security check on the return journey.

Purchase in the security restricted areas (hereinafter referred to as VBP) at the airport:

You can still purchase liquids and gels at the airport from the shop located in the area behind security. The store staff will place the purchased liquid and/or gel with your receipt in a “STEB” security bag, which they will seal (this applies in case you are connecting to a flight to another destination upon arrival at your final destination).

What and how can you take to go through security at VBP?

  • All liquids, gels, pastes and articles of similar consistency which must be in a transparent resealable plastic bag with a bag capacity of not more than 1 litre, whereby the volume of a single container of liquid or gel may be no more than 100 ml in the original packaging.
  • Items medically necessary during the flight, such as medicines, baby food.
  • You must declare and remove all liquids, including the clear bag with liquids up to 100 ml, as well as liquids for medical reasons and infant formula, from your luggage before checking in at the X-ray facility.

All other liquids or gels must be put in checked bags!

Notwithstanding the above list of prohibited articles, security screeners shall always have the right to designate as prohibited articles those articles not listed therein but which give rise to a reasonable suspicion that they may be used to endanger the security of civil aviation.