Ryanair passengers will no longer be able to downland and print paper boarding passes from the start of the airline’s winter schedule.
Instead, beginning on 3 November, they must generate a digital boarding pass by checking in for their flight on the myRyanair app.
Currently, more than two in 10 of its passengers still print out their boarding passes, but Ryanair said the move to 100% digital passes would eliminate more than 300 tonnes of paper a year.
It said it would also eliminate almost all airport check-in fees from November 2025 since all passengers will have checked in online to generate their digital boarding passes.
Using the myRyanair app will also allow customers to pre-order goods to be delivered to their seat during the flight and it will provide them with live flight updates as well as direct updates from Ryanair’s operations centre during disruption, including real-time alternative flight options.
Chief Marketing Officer Dara Brady said: “This move to 100% paperless boarding passes from November 2025 will allow us to deliver an enhanced travel experience for customers, streamlined through the myRyanair app during our less busy winter schedule.
“This will be particularly useful to passengers during disruptions as it will facilitate real-time updates from our Ops Centre directly to passengers’ phones, and will also provide them with alternative flight options, and offer transfers or hotel accommodation options when necessary.
“Like other ticket industries (concert, sports venues, rail, etc) there has been a massive switch to using mobile, and with almost 80% of Ryanair customers already using the myRyanair app, it is time to transition the remaining passengers to digital, which will see them reduce their carbon footprint and receive a smoother and enhanced travel experience from November 2025 as Ryanair continues to grow to 300 million passengers over the next decade.”
