Ryanair will require digital boarding passes for all flights from 12 November 2025, postponing its original launch by nine days to ensure a smooth transition. After that date passengers can no longer download or print paper passes — all travellers must use the airline’s mobile app to check in and board.
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Eliminates paper check-in and moves boarding to an app-only model, with direct implications for airport staffing, ground-handling workflows and third-party check-in providers; this ties into Ryanair’s recent roll-out of a direct distribution platform for travel agencies (Travel Agent Direct).
The change affects a carrier handling very high passenger volumes — Ryanair has reported record monthly traffic and expanding schedules this year — meaning millions of travellers and airport processes must adopt the new digital flows; the airline delayed the switch to 12 November to reduce disruption (Ryanair sets July traffic record with 20.7M passengers).
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Ryanair Eliminates Paper Boarding Passes, Requires Smartphone To Fly • Live and Let's Fly
(TR) Paper era over at Ryanair • airkule.com
Ryanair Announces 100% Digital Passes for Future Boarding • Travel Radar
Ryanair Confirms November 12th End for Paper Boarding Passes • thebulkheadseat.com
Ryanair Moves to 100% Digital Boarding Passes on 12 November • Aviation Source
No Smartphone, No Flight: Ryanair Is Banning Paper Boarding Passes This November • Paddle Your Own Kanoo
(DE) Ryanair delays switch to digital boarding passes • airliners.de
