The brand new guidelines would require passengers to examine in and drop their luggage 60 minutes earlier than a flight, reasonably than 40 minutes.
Ryanair mentioned the change will give travellers extra time to clear safety and passport management, lowering the danger of lacking flights as a result of airport delays.
The brand new check-in rule takes impact from November 10.
Chief advertising and marketing officer at Ryanair, Dara Brady, mentioned: “From Tues 10 Nov subsequent, Ryanair clients will see airport check-in and bag drops shut 60 minutes earlier than scheduled departure, as a substitute of immediately’s 40 minutes.
“This may enable these 20% of our clients (who examine in a bag) extra time to clear by way of airport safety and passport queues, and get to their departure gate on-time, particularly throughout busy journey intervals when a few of these airport queues may be longer.”
Ryanair’s self-service bag-drop kiosks
The change follows Ryanair’s rollout of self-service bag-drop kiosks, which might be out there at greater than 95 per cent of its airports by October.
The kiosks are built-in with the Ryanair app and permit passengers to examine in luggage and print tags, dashing up the method on the airport.
Mr Brady mentioned: “We’re additionally putting in self-service kiosks at over 95% of Ryanair airports earlier than October.
“This implies a faster bag-drop service, much less queuing at airport desks, and an much more punctual service for the 20% of our clients who nonetheless want to check-in a bag.
“The 80% (who don’t check-in a bag) might be unaffected by this small 20-minute change, as they may proceed to check-in on-line earlier than they arrive on the departure airport and so they go straight by way of airport safety to their departure gate.”
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