Ryanair passengers face main rule change from at the moment as airline offers two-word verdict
Ryanair has introduced a new rule for passengers, requiring them to show a digital boarding pass. The airline has issued a warning to travellers who fail to comply with the new rule
Ryanair issued a two-word verdict following the launch of a new major regulation impacting all of their passengers – and it started today.
Passengers flying with the budget airline must now show a digital boarding pass from Wednesday (November 12). The carrier has warned that travellers turning up at the airport without a digital boarding pass could be hit with fees of approximately £55.
Ryanair branded the first day of the digital boarding pass system a “huge success.” The airline revealed that by 1pm on Wednesday, more than 700 flights had taken off across Europe without any delays or disruptions, reports the Express.
It stated: “Over 98% of passengers presented with their DBP and the other 2% – all of whom had checked in online before arriving at the airport – were issued free of charge boarding passes at airport ticket desks.
“Customer feedback was universally positive as passengers swiped their phones through airport security and boarding gates.”
“No passengers were offloaded, and where one or two passengers had a problem with their phone, they were boarded without difficulty as the boarding gates had their details from their online check-in.”
Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer, Dara Brady, commented: “So far, day one of Ryanair’s DBP has been a huge success as over 700 flights and more than 100,000 passengers enjoyed the improved service and better experience of paper-free boarding at Ryanair airports.
“We estimate our DBP initiative will save up to €40M annually, and this will help us to lower ticket prices and make air travel more competitive for Ryanair’s customers.”
However, destinations like Morocco will still require a printed boarding pass, so travellers will show their digital boarding pass at the airport and be able to receive a printed pass.
Passengers who don’t check in before their flight will have to pay a check-in fee at the airport.
Before the change came in, Ryanair CMO Dara Brady said: “This move to 100 per cent paperless boarding passes from November 2025 will allow us to deliver an enhanced travel experience for customers, streamlined through the myRyanair app during our less busy Winter schedule.”
Notorious for pinching pennies, costly add-ons and charges, recently Ryanair announced it was cracking down on oversized bags, and giving staff incentives to spot overstuffed bags.
The company nearly doubled the bonus for catching oversized baggage, increasing it from €1.50 to €2.50.
The rule, also due to come into effect this month, comes as part of a recent Ryanair crackdown on overpacked passengers – a move that has sparked some controversy
