Ryanair to introduce new airport check-in rule from November

The new rules will require passengers to check in and drop their bags 60 minutes before a flight, rather than 40 minutes.

Ryanair said the change will give travellers more time to clear security and passport control, reducing the risk of missing flights due to airport delays.

The new check-in rule takes effect from November 10.

Chief marketing officer at Ryanair, Dara Brady, said: "From Tues 10 Nov next, Ryanair customers will see airport check-in and bag drops close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of today’s 40 minutes.

"This will allow these 20% of our customers (who check in a bag) more time to clear through airport security and passport queues, and get to their departure gate on-time, especially during busy travel periods when some of these airport queues can be longer."

Ryanair's self-service bag-drop kiosks

The change follows Ryanair’s rollout of self-service bag-drop kiosks, which will be available at more than 95 per cent of its airports by October.

The kiosks are integrated with the Ryanair app and allow passengers to check in bags and print tags, speeding up the process at the airport.

Mr Brady said: "We are also installing self-service kiosks at over 95% of Ryanair airports before October.

"This means a quicker bag-drop service, less queuing at airport desks, and an even more punctual service for the 20% of our customers who still wish to check-in a bag.

"The 80% (who don’t check-in a bag) will be unaffected by this small 20-minute change, as they will continue to check-in online before they arrive at the departure airport and they go straight through airport security to their departure gate."

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