MONTREAL - Air Canada passengers accustomed to checking in a half-hour before departure will soon find themselves out of luck.

Starting April 10, the airline's new deadline for check-in and baggage drop-off on domestic flights across Canada will be 45 minutes before departure, up from the current 30 minutes. The change applies to both Air Canada and Air Canada Express flights.

The exception is flights leaving Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport, which remains at 20 minutes.

"With these changes, minimum domestic check-in and baggage drop-off deadlines will now be more closely aligned with those of other airlines in Canada," Air Canada said Monday in a statement.

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