ryanair

kline64

hi can anyone tell me what i need to bring or where i check in when i get to the airport ,ive booked with ryanair & printed of the boarding passes ,but may sound stupid but where are the tickets? ive always booked with travel agents before so this is first time ive booked flights and acc.online and im not sure what i need or where to go .please excuse the stupidness!!

LJD10

Hi

If you have printed off your boarding passes and are just bringing hand luggage you just have to go straight to the departure gate and they will scan your boarding pass (the printout). This is your ticket.

If you have to check in bags just look out for the bag drop screens at the ryanair area

Hope this helps

Fr_2010

The below is taken from one of the three emails that would have been sent to the email address provided at the time of booking..
"IN ORDER TO TRAVEL YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK-IN ONLINE AND PRESENT AT THE AIRPORT YOUR ONLINE BOARDING PASS AND VALID ACCEPTED TRAVEL DOCUMENT, PASSENGERS WHO DO NOT PRESENT A BOARDING PASS AT THE AIRPORT WILL BE CHARGED A RE-ISSUE FEE OF EUR40/GBP40(each boarding pass must be printed and presented on an individual A4 page)."

AIRPORT REQUIREMENTS:

"Passengers must present their valid travel document and online boarding pass printed on an individual A4 page at airport security and boarding gate".

"You should be at the boarding gate at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure"

kline64

hi its just when you book through travel agent you have to go to that check in desk ,so you kinda know where to go and know what seats your in,but i take it with ryanair theres no desk that you show tickets or someone that takes your bags ?also am i better of booking seats as in priority boarding cos it seems its like a free for all when it comes to getting seats together,feel completely stupid asking these questions but traveling with kids so brain has gone to mush!!

Fr_2010

kline64 wrote: »

hi its just when you book through travel agent you have to go to that check in desk ,so you kinda know where to go and know what seats your in,but i take it with ryanair theres no desk that you show tickets or someone that takes your bags ?also am i better of booking seats as in priority boarding cos it seems its like a free for all when it comes to getting seats together,feel completely stupid asking these questions but traveling with kids so brain has gone to mush!!

If you have bags to check in you need to go to the bag drop desk, if not you just go straight to security.
As for seat numbers, Yes Ryanair have a free seating policy so you will need to be at the gate and queue early otherwise you wont be seated together.

Daidy2011

Ryanair do not have check-in desks at Dublin Airport, only bag drop areas.

It is imperative that you check-in ONLINE and print your boarding cards which you present at the bag drop desk. You can check-in online a maximum of 15 days prior to departure or a minimum of up to 4 hours prior to departure.

schemingbohemia

Remember to check-in for your return flight before you leave as sometimes finding somewhere to print-out your boarding passes (aka tickets) whilst abroad can be tricky and time-consuming.

Stinicker

As you appear to be new to Ryanair make sure your luggage in under the weight limit, (which is normally 15kgs) however heavier bags can now be booked online far cheaper than getting stung at the airport for every KG overweight.

All of you can sit together on the flight only stand in the queue with the other plebs for like 15-20 mins before the flight starts boarding, look around you and if you think the flight is not going to be full then relax and wait it out, Ryanair's Boeing 737's carry 189 passengers when full so that will give you an idea.

kline64

thanks for all your help ,have boarding passes printed of for going & coming back,& also have travel itinerary they emailed me so fingers crossed i manage to get there & back without any problems!! cheers thanks

no1beemerfan

Just a note that Ryanair still operate from the old building at Dublin Airport.

At Dublin Airport, in the departures hall, you can go to any Ryanair desk with your boarding sheet you printed off and your passport and drop off your checked in bag. The person will then put a little sticker on your boarding sheet with the baggage number and hand you back this sheet and your passport. You then just go to the security area and hand the person all boarding sheets (no passports needed here) and they will scan each one seperately. Its pretty straight forward and usually pain free unless your checked bag is over-weight!

Twodogs

Can somebody tell me if you can bring sandwiches, made at home, on a flight?

I know liquids are not allow unless bought after security check, but I'm travelling with kids and I'd prefer not to have to pay silly prices for food on a Ryanair flight.

Sarah Bear

Twodogs wrote: »

Can somebody tell me if you can bring sandwiches, made at home, on a flight?

I know liquids are not allow unless bought after security check, but I'm travelling with kids and I'd prefer not to have to pay silly prices for food on a Ryanair flight.

yes you can bring sandwiches etc just not liquids.. although you can buy drinks after you go through security.

1966

Word of warning...................Ryanair really clamping down on the size of hand-luggage.

At our boarding-gate last week they were checking all hand-luggage to make sure it fit into that tester "thingy" they have.

TBH when I saw the size of some of the luggage people were taking I dont know how they got it to fit overhead.

schemingbohemia

kline64 wrote: »

thanks for all your help ,have boarding passes printed of for going & coming back,& also have travel itinerary they emailed me so fingers crossed i manage to get there & back without any problems!! cheers thanks

remember also that your kids if over 2 have their own full on board baggage allowance. this means they have a full bag each to carry on (if they can manage to).

chinwag

I may use Ryanair soon as Aer Lingus online price has increased and widened price gap between them and RA - but RA make me nervous TBH (they don't take prisoners!).

I've read above useful tips/answers. I haven't flown Ryanair for years.

So, if I book Ryanair, I just print off boarding card and this is also my ticket? That's all?

I'd have one piece of luggage to book (having paid online for it).

So, at the airport, I go to where Ryanair signs are and drop my luggage.

Then I go to departures and give my "ticket" (boarding card) to Ryanair staff.

Also, I should print off my return boarding card before I leave home - I do all this 15 days (and less) before outbound flight from Dublin?

I bought expensive cabin luggage bag 2 yrs ago but the 20cm dimension tapers out to approx 24cm so that's probably too risky - so I may need to buy more cabin luggage!!

Have I got this right, do you think?

Sorry for more Ryanair stuff.

Thanks.

kline64

yes chinwag thats all i did and to be honest the size of the cases some were bringing on board i dont know how they fit in the luggage sizer thingy !

NiRiainRua

I visit Ireland and England every year to see family & friends.
I fly from Orlando to either Gatwick, Dublin or Shannon.
While I'm there I use Ryanair to get across the Irish Sea, and I've never had a problem.
What you must do first is read all the small print on the website, get to know all the rules and junk fees.
You must also check Airport security rules. I've seen women cry as they had to throw away
expensive perfume and make-up at the barrier.
I've also seen many people blow a fuse when they were asked for the excess baggage fees.

You cannot print your boarding pass unless you check the box that says
"I have read all the conditions" so you are entirely to blame if you didn't read the small print.

I get to the airport early, and make sure before I board that I won't need the toilet, or anything to eat.
I know that's not easy when you've got kids with you.....I remember it well.
Last year I was reading a book called "Ruinair" on the flight from Dublin to Leeds,
quite funny and shows what can go wrong if you're not prepared.