It’s likely been a while since you journeyed to the airport with a physical copy of your plane ticket in hand – in fact, Ryanair says that 80 percent of its passengers now rely on digital boarding passes – and instead, it’s become a whole lot more convenient to keep a copy on your phone.
And that reality, paired with Ryanair CMO Dara Brady’s hopes of a ‘faster, smarter, and greener travel experience for [their] customers’, means that as of today, Wednesday November 12, the operator will only accept digital boarding passes.
Originally slated to be implemented from November 3, the transition was delayed slightly to ensure it didn’t coincide with the end of peak travel season for UK schools’ half term breaks, but it’s now officially in place.
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But, what about that 20 percent who do still use paper boarding passes, namely older travellers who might not have smartphones? Well, Ryanair has said that you’ll still be able to request a paper boarding pass from check-in desks at the airport, free of charge.
This also applies if your phone dies or is lost or stolen, if you can’t connect to the internet, or if you’re travelling from Morocco (where physical boarding passes are a government requirement).
Everybody else? You better download the myRyanair app (which is actually quite handy, as it will also provide you with real-time status updates on boarding, gates, and delays, as well as the option to order food and drink). You’ll have all your travel documents in one place, and it is a whole lot easier than having to worry about a piece of paper on top of your passport, right?
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