Overview
- Ryanair said Wednesday it will move the airport check-in and bag-drop cutoff to 60 minutes from November 10, up from 40.
- The airline says the change is aimed at the roughly 20% of customers who check bags, while the 80% who do not will see no change.
- Ryanair’s website warns that passengers who miss the new desk deadline may be denied boarding without a refund.
- To cut waiting times, the carrier is rolling out self-service bag-drop kiosks to more than 95% of its airports by October, with kiosks linked to the Ryanair app for tag printing.
- Longer lines followed the EU Entry/Exit System taking effect on April 10, which records fingerprints and a face photo for non‑EU travelers and has already contributed to missed flights at Milan’s airports.