Ryanair gives update on paperless boarding passes as it delays roll out - The airline expects to ‘eliminate almost all airport check-in fees’ following the move

Ryanair's plans to scrap physical boarding passes and go completely paperless have been delayed by six months.

The European economy airline had plans to go all digital with boarding passes by May, but now the change will happen starting November 3rd. Ryanair hasn’t said how passengers who can’t access the app will get their boarding passes,

Ryanair has announced a six-month delay in its transition to entirely paperless boarding passes. Originally set for May 2025, the airline will now implement the change at the start of its winter schedule on November 3, 2025.

Europe's number one airline, Ryanair, has made a dramatic U-turn on making its boarding passes 100 per cent paperless, with the introduction date now pushed back months

Ryanair is delaying its move to 100% paperless boarding passes until the winter schedule. The airline was due to switch completely to digital passes and remove all check-in desks by the summer. 80% of passengers flying with the airline already use the pass on their phones and the change aims to save over 300 tonnes in paper waste every year.

The airline also believes that a paperless boarding pass policy will enhance passengers' travel experience thanks to helpful in-app features such as a new 'order to seat' option on the app, as well as more direct updates when it comes to flight information, particularly during periods of travel disruption.

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From November 2025, passengers travelling with the Irish airline Ryanair will no longer be able to obtain and print traditional paper boarding passes. Instead, the carrier announced on Wednesday that they will need to use digital boarding passes generated in the "myRyanair" app.