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Ryanair to Ditch Printed Boarding Passes for Fully Digital Check-In

The airline projects annual savings of more than 300 tonnes of paper by shifting all boarding to its mobile app.

Overview

  • Effective November 3, 2025, all Ryanair passengers must present a mobile boarding pass via the myRyanair app as printed copies will be refused.
  • Turkey and Morocco still mandate paper passes, obliging travellers to those airports to print their boarding cards until local rules change.
  • About 80% of Ryanair’s 200 million annual flyers already use mobile passes, facilitating the transition to an app-only system.
  • Ryanair anticipates cutting over 300 tonnes of paper waste each year by eliminating printed boarding passes.
  • Across its network, cashless gate sizers enforce the 40×30×20 cm personal bag limit, with oversized items incurring fees or being turned away if passengers cannot pay by card.