Check in:

 to go to a desk in a hotel, an airport, etc. and tell an official there that you have
arrived
Please check in at least an hour before departure.
We've checked in at the hotel.

 to leave bags or cases with an official to be put on a plane or train

We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge.

Check in desk/ counter:

 a desk where you go to give in your bags and cases and have your ticket checked at

an airport

 The check-in counter at an airport or hotel is the counter or desk where you check in.

But when I arrived at the check-in counter, I couldn't find my ticket.

boarding pass:

 a special piece of paper that one must have in order to be allowed to get onto an
airplane

passport:

 an official document containing personal information and usually a photograph that

allows a person to travel to foreign countries and to prove who they are.

Many refugees have arrived at the border without passports.

He was a German, travelling on a Swiss passport.

window seat:

 a seat on a train, aircraft, or other vehicle, especially a public one, that is next to a
window

aisle seat:

 a seat, esp on a plane, situated at the end of a row, adjacent to the aisle

Would you prefer an aisle seat or a window seat?

carry on bag:
a small bag that is taken inside an aircraft by hand personally by a passenger