US EditionRyanair moves to 100% digital boarding passes
Ryanair mandates digital boarding passes via its app for all passengers to reduce costs and speed up travel, with 90% already using digital check-in.
- On Wednesday, Ryanair is moving to 100% digital boarding passes, and passengers presenting printed boarding passes will no longer be accepted to fly at airports.
- Ryanair said paperless boarding will speed travel, lower airport costs, pass savings to customers, and eliminate 300 tonnes of paper annually.
- Via the Ryanair app, all customers must check in online before arriving, with a €55 fee for airport check-in or free reissue if the device fails.
- At Dublin's Terminal 1, early departures showed full compliance shortly before 6am, while staff guided passengers to digital boarding passes and Visa check desks, with Michael O'Leary warning of possible teething problems.
- Despite high uptake with 90% of more than 206 million passengers using digital passes, Age Action and Camille Loftus warned older travellers risk exclusion, citing a traveller's case from earlier this year.
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As of today, Ryanair no longer has printed boarding passes.
Ryanair switches to fully digital boarding passes, phases out printed ones
Ryanair is mandating digital boarding passes via its myRyanair app starting November 12, 2025, eliminating printed passes except for specific exceptions. This move, announced in September 2025, aims for a faster, greener travel experience, aligning with industry trends and existing passenger habits. The app also offers enhanced features for a streamlined journey.
Europe's largest low-cost airline now requires digital boarding passes – printed tickets are passé. What has long been routine for many frequent flyers is causing trouble and uncertainty for others. Critics fear that people without a smartphone or with little technical experience could be suspended when flying in the future. The changeover applies from today's Wednesday, November 12. Those who check in at Ryanair now have to show their boarding …
Lifestyle journalist Babette Wieringa discusses her concerns and gauges readers' opinions. This week, she discusses Ryanair's decision to ban paper tickets.
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