Budget flights are how many of us get away on our holidays. But one pricey Ryanair boarding pass gaffe could cost you a £55 fee before you even get to your destination.
Ryanair passengers who arrive at the airport without having checked in online will face the charge per passenger. Online check-in for the airline opens 60 days before the scheduled departure time if you have purchased an allocated seat.
Customers can be allocated a seat free of charge if they check in online between 24 and two hours before each booked flight. They cannot check in online during the two hours before the flight’s scheduled departure time, reports the Echo.
Once they have checked in online they can print copies of their boarding pass, or download them to their mobile phone, up to two hours before the scheduled departure time. The boarding pass must be printed on a single A4 page or downloaded through the Ryanair app - and if not passengers could face a fine.
Ryanair does operate airport check-in but charges apply. Customers who have not checked in online will encounter an airport check-in fee, which is £/€55 (for flights from Spain €/£ 30) per passenger. If a passenger has checked in but they have not printed their boarding pass or have it downloaded on the Ryanair app, they will be charged for the boarding pass reissue fee, which is £/€20 per passenger.
It's also important to note some airports do not accept Ryanair's mobile boarding passes. These are:
- Kefalonia
- Turkey
- Morocco
- Israel
- Lebanon
Customers traveling from these airports must check in online and print out a paper boarding pass for their flight(s). You can find more information about boarding passes on Ryanair's website here.
