Airport check-in is free and starts 2.5 to 3 hours before departure. When departing from Orly Airport in Paris, you will not check in at the terminal, but at a temporary shelter with the sign "L'Arche" right in front of the terminal building "Orly Sud".
Online check-in begins 48 hours before departure, or 24 hours before departure for flights to the USA or Tahiti.