Air traffic Ryanair postpones the end of the printed boarding pass
The airline Ryanair is giving the printed boarding pass a reprieve. Passengers can still check in with a paper boarding pass until the beginning of November, according to the company.
05.03.2025, 12:23
SDA
The original announcement by Group CEO Michael O'Leary that the switch to electronic solutions would be fully implemented in May is therefore no longer valid.
From November 3, Europe's largest direct airline will only accept boarding passes on cell phones or other electronic devices. At least the main booker of a trip must request the boarding passes in the company app, but can then also pass them on to fellow travelers via messenger services. According to the company, 80 percent of guests already use the app for boarding passes.
According to media reports, initial announcements had already led to customer protests in the UK because not everyone has a smartphone or similar. The devices could also fail or run out of battery. At some of the airline's destination airports, for example in Turkey or Morocco, the authorities also require printed boarding passes.
Trouble at the counter
Ryanair wants to become the world's first paperless airline. According to a press release, the electronic boarding passes could avoid more than 300 tons of waste per year. Until now, the company has charged an extra fee if passengers do not check in electronically themselves, but instead use the staff at the airport counters. It is expected that from November "almost all fees for checking in at the airport will no longer apply", explains the airline. Guests who have already checked in with broken or empty smartphones will be helped free of charge.
