Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has stopped accepting printed boarding passes: a digital boarding pass in the myRyanair app is now required for boarding, the airline has announced. Online check-in is available on the website and in the app, after which the boarding pass is automatically generated in myRyanair. According to the carrier, the share of passengers with mobile boarding passes previously exceeded 80%.
The company explains the move as an effort to speed up boarding and reduce costs. The information page notes that Ryanair is “moving to 100% Digital Boarding Passes from 12 Nov 2025” and paper boarding passes will no longer be issued. Local exceptions may apply at certain airports, a list of which is published by the company in its explanations.
A number of European publications specify that passengers without a smartphone or without access to the app at the airport will be able to obtain a paper boarding pass after online check-in, and some national regulators remind of the need to respect passenger rights when introducing the digital format.
