Ryanair announces major change to check-in procedure with 'one in five benefit'
Ryanair has announced a significant change to its check-in procedure that will reportedly benefit one in five passengers.
The airline revealed that starting in November, it will be closing its check-in and bag drop services an hour before passengers’ scheduled departure.
This is set to be a major increase from the current 40-minute deadline.
Ryanair has announced a significant change to its check-in procedure. Pic: Ryanair
Closing the services earlier means that Ryanair is planning to give passengers more time to go through airport security and navigate passport queues.
It will hopefully reduce the number of passengers who may miss their flight’s departure.
Ryanair has said that it is expecting 20% of its customers will benefit from the change, as one in five is the average number of passengers who check in their bags before boarding.
The airline will be closing its check-in and bag drop services an hour before passengers’ scheduled departure. Pic: Ryanair
The airline’s CMO, Dara Brady, said: ‘From Tuesday, November 10 next, Ryanair customers will see airport check-in and bag drops close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of today’s 40 minutes.
‘This will allow these 20% of our customers (who check in a bag) more time to clear through airport security and passport queues, and get to their departure gate on time, especially during busy travel periods when some of these airport queues can be longer.’
Brady also revealed that the airline will be continuing to upgrade its services across the majority of airports that Ryanair flies out of.
The airline will be continuing to upgrade its services. Pic: Ryanair
He added: ‘We are also installing self-service kiosks at over 95% of Ryanair airports before October.
‘This means a quicker bag drop service, less queuing at airport desks, and an even more punctual service for the 20% of our customers who still wish to check-in a bag, while the 80% (who don’t check-in a bag) will be unaffected by this small 20 minute change, as they will continue to check-in online before they arrive at the departure airport and they go straight through airport security to their departure gate.’
