Heads up holidaymakers - Ryanair set to make major change to boarding passes in coming months

Ryanair have announced that they are set to scrap the paper boarding pass in the next few months.

The company announced the major change at a press conference on Thursday and said that currently, eight in 10 passengers use the mobile app for boarding.

Passengers will soon have no option but to use their phones - possibly by April or May next year.

Ryanair Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary admitted he will have to get used to the new system himself.

Speaking to Newstalk, the Dublin native said: "Everybody who travels with us has the app, the mobile boarding pass is on the app, and we’ve got to move more and more people that way."

He also explained that once Ryanair has moved all passengers onto the app, nobody will have to pay for a boarding pass at the airport, scrapping the check-in fee.

"So, I think it will be a smoother, easier journey for everybody," he added.

Last month, 19.1 million people flew with Ryanair - a figure 10% higher than in September 2023.

This comes as the Irish Airline revealed that they are set to axe flights from Dublin Airport over the ongoing passenger cap controversy.

The 32 million passenger cap, introduced in 2007 as a condition to help the DAA build Terminal 2, has led to airlines, including Ryanair, having to cut the number of flights coming in and out of the capital.

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