The low-cost airline Wizz Air is forcing all passengers to appear at the check-in counter before departure with immediate effect. However, this does not release them from the obligation to check in in advance via the Internet, because if you forget to do so or have not booked the paid counter option, it can be expensive. Under the guise of a "document check", all Wizz Air passengers must now appear at the check-in counter to have their Corona travel documents inspected by ground staff. This also applies if you already have the boarding pass on your smartphone or printed out, which is advisable, because otherwise Wizz Air can charge a horrendous fee for the check-in process. The carrier now recommends that passengers queue in front of the check-in counters around two hours before departure. In doing so, the carrier is creating completely unnecessary crowds, because the documents could easily be checked directly at the gate as before. The carrier writes that the boarding passes are "validated" at the counter. This wording suggests that without activation, access to the security area may be denied or boarding at the gate may become problematic. The low-cost airline writes, among other things: “Due to the stricter international travel regulations, passengers are encouraged to arrive at the airport early so that all necessary travel documents required by the destination country can be checked and the passenger’s boarding pass can be validated. After arriving at the airport, passengers should go directly to the Wizz Air check-in counter, where the airline’s ground staff will check whether the passenger has the required certificate(s), permit(s) and a negative COVID test result as well as the corresponding online registration form provided by the