In Reply to: Virgin check-in posted by Baliart on Thursday, 29. August 2013 at 19:30 Bali Time:
Requirement for all departures - long or short haul. If you were going to the USA or Europe, (for example), you may be denied boarding if you weren't booked in before the 3 hour cut off.
On the other hand, IF your airlines computer system goes down, that extra hour my prove invaluable at Check-In. Just saying.