The policy change is also intended to encourage people to do more with the Ryanair app, such as order food and drink, view real-time flight information and receive notifications during delays.
Brady said Ryanair chose the November 12 start date because it is “traditionally a slightly quieter time for travel after the busy half-term holiday period”.
Inconveniences when preparing for takeoff
Eliminating paper boarding passes can create a lot of inconveniences. Let's start with the fact that not everyone needs the Ryanair app on their personal device. And many future customers, especially those who don't fly Ryanair often or fly much at all, may not be aware of this change, creating confusion during travel that can be inherently stressful.
There are also some places Ryanair flies to where digital boarding passes are not accepted, including some airports in Albania and Morocco. In these cases, Ryanair still requires online check-in (via the Ryanair website or app), after which the airline will provide paper boarding passes.
People who are less tech savvy, who don't have a smart device, or whose device is broken will be completely out of luck. Ryanair speaks it will accept people without access to a smartphone with a “free airport boarding pass” if they have checked in online “before arriving at the airport.”
“No one will be left stranded. No one will be left behind,” O'Leary said, according to The Telegraph.
Even so, some tourism experts are concerned about the potential chaos.
“It will be absolute chaos when this comes into force,” Irish travel writer. Eoghan Corry said Reply to invitation live in January.
Ryanair will become the first airline to eliminate paper boarding passes. He has a history of engaging in controversial digital promotion policies. As The Independent notes, Ryanair was the first airline to require people to pre-register online or pay a fee.
“There will be some teething problems,” O'Leary said of the move to digital boarding passes.
