Ryanair flight - 2 people booked, only 1 travelling

abff

I'm within 4 days of travelling, but my travelling companion has had to cancel. Can I just check in for myself, or do I need to contact Ryanair? The simplest thing is probably to check us both in, but this could prevent someone else from travelling on the flight.

The flight was quite cheap (just over €40, including priority boarding) so probably not worth looking for a refund on the flight that's not going to be used.

VG31

Just check yourself in, there's no need to contact Ryanair or do anything else.

SmartinMartin

^^^^
This

abff

VG31 wrote: »

Just check yourself in, there's no need to contact Ryanair or do anything else.

Thanks. Will do. I find that if I wait until a few hours before the flight, I'm less likely to be allocated a middle seat.

jamesbondings

abff wrote: »

Thanks. Will do. I find that if I wait until a few hours before the flight, I'm less likely to be allocated a middle seat.

also if oyu do check your mate in then you have the luxury of picking which seat you would like to sit in!

abff

jamesbondings wrote: »

also if oyu do check your mate in then you have the luxury of picking which seat you would like to sit in!

I guess that's true, but is there not a danger that the flight could end up being delayed if someone who has checked in doesn't turn up?

mulbot

abff wrote: »

I guess that's true, but is there not a danger that the flight could end up being delayed if someone who has checked in doesn't turn up?

No.

abff

mulbot wrote: »

No.

I guess I could tell them as I'm boarding the plane.

VG31

abff wrote: »

I guess that's true, but is there not a danger that the flight could end up being delayed if someone who has checked in doesn't turn up?

Its a common occurrence for people not showing up even if they've checked in. Particularly with Ryanair since you can check-in up to 60 days in advance.

They won't be waiting on anyone, I believe they can also see if passengers have scanned their boarding pass to enter the departures area.

jamesbondings

abff wrote: »

I guess I could tell them as I'm boarding the plane.

Wouldnt bother - all airlines run a tight ship. Not a chance they will wait.

L1011

abff wrote: »

I guess that's true, but is there not a danger that the flight could end up being delayed if someone who has checked in doesn't turn up?

You would need them to present to security for that to possibly be an issue

trellheim

I believe they can also see if passengers have scanned their boarding pass to enter the departures area.

Is that not a GDPR breach ? All the airline cares about is if they present to the gate before the end of boarding.

Wheety

trellheim wrote: »

Is that not a GDPR breach ? All the airline cares about is if they present to the gate before the end of boarding.

It's Ryanair's boarding pass, how would that be a GDPR breach?

VG31

trellheim wrote: »

Is that not a GDPR breach ? All the airline cares about is if they present to the gate before the end of boarding.

When you hear announcements for passenger X to make their way to the gate, the airline must know that they're in the airport otherwise they would constantly waste their time looking for no-shows.

I don't think Ryanair actually wait for people but for airlines that do, the only way they can know for sure the passenger is actually in the airport is if they've scanned they're boarding pass (except for airlines where you have to do airport check-in).

Masala

trellheim wrote: »

Is that not a GDPR breach ? All the airline cares about is if they present to the gate before the end of boarding.

What personal data are they holding on a Boarding Pass??? Name , destination and seat number. Passengers have entered a contract for carriage and as such such this data is deemed necessary fir airline to carry out their side of the contract.

billie1b

Masala wrote: »

What personal data are they holding on a Boarding Pass??? Name , destination and seat number. Passengers have entered a contract for carriage and as such such this data is deemed necessary fir airline to carry out their side of the contract.

You boarding pass holds all your information, name, address, seq number, flight number, passport details. The only thing it doesn’t hold is your credit card details but to answer the above question, no, when you scan your boarding pass at security it doesn’t link to any Ryanair systems, thats why passengers are paged cause staff don’t know if they are in the airport or not, also thats only a courtesy, staff don’t have to page pax by names either.

shar01

Just check in OP. Happened to us last year (2 out of 4 travelled). Had already picked seats so had an empty middle seat

I had gone on ryanair chat to see if there would be an issue. They didn't care.

Credit Checker Moose

It's a free comfort seat.

Del2005

VG31 wrote: »

When you hear announcements for passenger X to make their way to the gate, the airline must know that they're in the airport otherwise they would constantly waste their time looking for no-shows.

They've checked a bag into the hold that's the only reason the airline is calling them. If you've no checked luggage they don't care if you check in and don't turn up. If you check luggage they do their best to find you as unloading your bag will delay their departure and cost them money.

OP check both people in. You've paid the fare and won't get any refund for not using so you may as well use the extra seat for comfort. I've done it before.

Masala

billie1b wrote: »

You boarding pass holds all your information, name, address, seq number, flight number, passport details. The only thing it doesn’t hold is your credit card details but to answer the above question, no, when you scan your boarding pass at security it doesn’t link to any Ryanair systems, thats why passengers are paged cause staff don’t know if they are in the airport or not, also thats only a courtesy, staff don’t have to page pax by names either.

That's not right.... no way it's carrying passport info or home address.

It only has bare info of date, flight no and name.

billie1b

Masala wrote: »

It only has bare info of date, flight no and name.

Yes on the boarding pass itself, but your barcode, QR code when scanned has all your info you used to book the flight, the only thing it doesn’t store is your credit card details or card you used for your booking.

VG31

Masala wrote: »

That's not right.... no way it's carrying passport info or home address.

It only has bare info of date, flight no and name.

There's apps you can download where you scan the barcode and it shows all your boarding pass information in text form. I've done that before and never seen passport info or address.

LiamaDelta

billie1b wrote:

Yes on the boarding pass itself, but your barcode, QR code when scanned has all your info you used to book the flight, the only thing it doesn’t store is your credit card details or card you used for your booking.

Isn't the qr code just an identifier that links to the information in the system? The info isn't contained in the barcode. If it was scanned by a non- system scanner it wouldn't show much, just basic name and flight.

dudara

trellheim wrote: »

Is that not a GDPR breach ? All the airline cares about is if they present to the gate before the end of boarding.

It would be for the purpose of providing you with the service for which you have contracted with the airline. That would be a valid legal basis for processing under GDPR.

abff

Just boarded the plane. Told them my wife was checked in but not travelling. They said it was ok as long as boarding pass not scanned.

Locker10a

abff wrote: »

Just boarded the plane. Told them my wife was checked in but not travelling. They said it was ok as long as boarding pass not scanned.

Airlines are well used to this type of situation, it’s why they overbook certain flights at certain times