Ryanair tightens luggage drop-off deadline to one hour before flights

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 19:20 · Archive

Ryanair will close its airport bag drop desks 60 minutes before departure from 10 November, up from 40 minutes previously.

Ryanair will close all its airport bag drop desks and physical check-in counters 60 minutes before scheduled departure from 10 November, down from the current 40-minute window. Passengers with checked luggage, whether a 10kg or 20kg bag, must complete the airport desk process by this new deadline or risk missing their flight.

The airline says the change will give passengers more time to clear airport queues such as security checks and passport control before their flights, and help reduce the number of travellers who miss flights due to airport delays. Ryanair CMO Dara Brady said bag drop services at all Ryanair airports will close 60 minutes before scheduled departure under the new rule.

Travel expert Arber Abdullahu warns that holidaymakers should check their transport plans, especially those with shared airport transfers. He notes that completing online check-in does not confirm a bag has been accepted or that passengers can arrive whenever they wish. Journeys from car parks, transfer drop-offs or shuttle services to bag-drop desks can take longer than expected, particularly at busy airports. Passengers should work backwards from the 60-minute deadline when planning their airport arrival time, and should verify that return flights also comply with the new timings.

How it is being reported

• New 'check-in rule' affecting all Ryanair passengers from November 10Travellers with hold luggage will need to reach Ryanair’s airport desks earlier from November 10LeedsLive · 30 Oct, 18:50
• Bradford holidaymakers warned as Ryanair confirms luggage rule changeRyanair has announced it will be reducing the amount of time passengers will have to drop off their checked luggage at the airport.Telegraph & Argus · 30 Oct, 11:46

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