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Anyone aware of a new Ryanair boarding card policy?

Spanish Eyes

Just wondered, as I am reading about it on BBC and other UK media. Ryanair have denied it so far, but some contributors have said yes it is happening. I dunno.

Apparently, if you don't select and pay for a seat you will have to queue at the airport for a printed boarding card, you can no longer print your own. But if you do select and pay for a seat you can use either mobile, paper or both boarding cards before getting to the airport.

Does anyone know if this is true?

Ryanair denies introducing 'scandalous' boarding pass fee after passenger complaints | Evening Standard

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what the hell!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121461806#Comment_121461806

Didn’t get a screen shot of it unfortunately. You literally go through all the steps of check in and then where the boarding pass should pop up it tells you to go to the desk to pick up your boarding pass. Or else pay for your seat now and get your pass on your phone.

faceman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462298#Comment_121462298

All airlines have a responsibility here. However Ryanair does things slightly different in that they check a person's visa before they travel, so that if they fail the visa check, they don't travel.

By doing this they avoid having to fly the person back at their airline's expense should they fail the visa check at immigration in the arrival airport.

[Deleted User]

And ironically now I see on their website, and mentioned by Joe Duffy, you must either print your own boarding pass at home or in hotel etc or pay for a printed one at the airport if you do not use an online boarding pass. Certain countries/airports will only accept printed boarding passes, eg Turkey, Morocco.

suvigirl

Anyone have an idea of the times that this is kicking in?

I'm always a very late check in and get great seats usually, I wonder if it would be 12 hours before, 6 hours before, 4 hours before. Anyone any ideas?

whomitconcerns

Was confirmed by ryanair yesterday that there was no change in policy. Trying to find the link..

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-airport-boarding-pass-pay-check-in-b2458001.html

cbreeze

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121461632#Comment_121461632

They call them gate lice

john boye

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462703#Comment_121462703

I wouldn't be surprised if it kicks in after a certain amount of pax have checked in rather than any specific time before the flight.

Dazler97

Shiteair is full of hidden costs it's a low budget airline but I guess if it wasn't for them airtravel wouldn't be as affordable, I always travel with aerlingus but have flown a few times on Ryanair

Spanish Eyes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121461632#Comment_121461632

To save me looking it up, any chance you could say what the Southwest boarding policy is, thanks.

Rows Grower

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462695#Comment_121462695

It's been like that since the year dot.

Boxcar_Willie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462946#Comment_121462946

Here ya go …

https://youtu.be/X2B7EilM0pk?si=pUoptLWy3xhVyh26

Boxcar_Willie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462703#Comment_121462703

The way to beat this is to check-in EARLY

Get a digital boarding card on your Ryanair app for a randomly allocated seat .

Return to the app just before check-in closes and start to purchase a seat , all available seats are displayed , simply take a screenshot , abandon the seat purchase and then board as normal and refer to your seating map screenshot to select the best free seat 😎

Spanish Eyes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463185#Comment_121463185

Thanks very much!

Looks like the earlier you book the earlier you are to board, given that it's open seating. Maybe??

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463210#Comment_121463210

Can you try to purchase a seat after you have been randomly allocated one? Never realised that

Boxcar_Willie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463445#Comment_121463445

Yes you can “upgrade” 😉

[Deleted User]

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462923#Comment_121462923

That’s the truth. I have MS & an ileostomy, means I have to carry a lot of medical items. This year I got two long haul holidays for a week, all wheelchair assisted. Basic price €1200 for Thailand, €1300 for Malaysia including all Etihad and connecting flights, 4/5 star hotel and private transfers, luggage etc.

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463807#Comment_121463807

Not a great comparison though, sure no-one is taking Ryanair flights long haul.

They do cheap, flights, to the UK and EU. Great service. Cheap and cheerful

hynesie08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463185#Comment_121463185

Southwest's policy is fantastic, helped by the fact that the people using it seem to understand it, which could be an issue here.

hynesie08

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462923#Comment_121462923

I love when people try to insult Ryanair by using aer lingus as an example, a truly terrible airline.

bikeman1

Any chance we could leave the Ryanair v the world v whoever is better or worse or crap blah out of this thread? It’s very tiresome.

Ryanair is our number 1 way for getting off this island. This policy change is important to very many of us.

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463980#Comment_121463980

Aerlingus isn't that bad would ya stop OK last year when I went to Canada they lost my Lunga going and coming back to Dublin but that's because of baggage handler shortage not necessarily the airline ,Ryanair is good don't get me wrong as as stated before if it weren't for them airtravel would be more expensive etc but you do have to agree that there are hidden costs in Ryanair, I know a few years ago there was speculation they would charge for the toliots but that was quickly scrapped .....

Dazler97

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121463807#Comment_121463807

Good I'm glad you enjoyed your holiday 😊

JPup

To my knowledge, Ryanair is by some distance the lowest cost airline in the world. As in, the average all in fare paid by Ryanair passengers is substantially lower than any other airline.

Flying in Europe is much cheaper than the US primarily because of Ryanair.

Their customer service is absolutely dire in my experience, but I also will still use them because they are so cheap!

Padraig Mor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121462711#Comment_121462711

Note the relevant quote states that they don't have a new policy of charging people to check in, and a digital boarding pass is always free. That's not answering the question though! No one has said they're charging for a pass, but that, for some passengers, if they want a free one they have to queue at check in. I've seen zero specific denial from Ryanair re that practice - indeed I've seen Ryanair online chat screenshots saying that they were indeed now doing this.

spurious

Something new I noticed recently when checking in to take a randomly allocated seat, is that after the multiple warnings about having to sit next to God knows who, or be mashed in the middle, they give an option for 3 euro to avoid the middle seat on random allocation.

3 euro instead of the prices they were charging for seats beforehand seems like a good deal to me. I didn't take them up on it however.

bnt

I didn’t think of the “wait for a premium seat” thing at all. When I flew Ryanair to the UK a few weeks ago, I checked in a couple of minutes after 24h before the flight, and was allocated an exit row seat i.e. a premium seat for free. On the way back I checked in an hour later and was allocated a middle seat … but ended up with the whole row, since one person moved to be with someone else, and the other person didn’t show. Result.

alentejo

Does the non allocation of a boarding pass only really apply if you check in late. ie - if you check in some days prior to flying you most likely will get a boarding pass with allocated seat all be it a middle seat? Is this change only really impacting late on line checkin?

irelandrover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121464375#Comment_121464375

There aren't hidden costs with Ryanair. There are very well mentioned costs you can pay for some upgrades such as priority boarding or seat selection.

Personally I like the Ryanair model. Idiots pay for unnecessary extras and it keeps my tickets cheaper.

bikeman1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121465038#Comment_121465038

Yes that is what appears to be the case. If you check in when the general check in opens 24 hours before your flight, you’ll be fine.

Spanish Eyes

I must be the only person on the planet who doesn't mind the middle seat. If travelling with someone I will always take it since the underseat storage is much bigger than the aisle or window. If on my own I'll take the aisle though.