Ryanair tightens luggage check-in deadline to 60 minutes before departure

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 31 Oct, 07:20 · Archive

Ryanair will close bag drop desks 60 minutes before departure from November 10, down from 40 minutes.

Ryanair will close all airport bag drop desks and check-in counters 60 minutes before scheduled departure from November 10, down from the current 40-minute deadline. For a 10am flight, passengers must now drop bags by 9am instead of 9.20am. The airline says the change will allow passengers with checked luggage more time to navigate airport security and passport control queues before boarding.

Ryanair estimates that roughly 20 per cent of its customers travel with checked luggage and will be affected by the new rule. The remaining 80 per cent, who travel without checked bags, will not be impacted. The airline's chief marketing officer Dara Brady said the change applies to all Ryanair airports.

Travel expert Arber Abdullahu warned that passengers should not treat the deadline as their target arrival time at the airport, as they may need to account for parking, transfers, finding their terminal and queuing. He cautioned that having a boarding pass on a phone does not mean a checked bag has been accepted. Anyone who misses the new deadline risks being refused boarding.

How it is being reported

• New Ryanair '20-minute rule' to affect millions of passengersRyanair passengers checking in luggage will have less time to reach the airport desk under a new deadlineThe Mirror · 31 Oct, 07:02
• Ryanair reminds passengers of new one-hour rule on all flights from November 10In November, the budget airline is bringing in a new rule to all airports which operate Ryanair flights that will mean passengers have to get to the airport earlier than previously requiredDaily Express · 30 Oct, 07:14
• New Ryanair luggage rule change coming November 10 for passengers with bagsPassengers travelling with checked luggage face stricter deadlines from November 10The Mirror · 29 Oct, 12:51

In this story: Ryanair · Dara Brady · Arber Abdullahu

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