Ryanair warns passengers mobile boarding passes will not be accepted in three destinations

Oh, it is so holiday season. Those of us who have actually managed to make a reality of the group chat plans are on the countdown for getaways.

The mini toiletries are being bought, days worth of clothes are being crammed into tiny bags and itineraries are being argued over.

During all that faffing about, of course there’s also the important stuff like making sure you actually have all your tickets and travel insurance sorted.

And typically, we’ve all got that one friend who shows up to the airport with a plastic wallet of paper stuff all printed out.

Usually, we all take the p**s out of them as we just stand smugly with our passport in hand and all our docs conveniently downloaded to our phones ready to be shown at check-in.

They do make things easier. (Getty Stock Photos)

But it turns out, perhaps they should be the smug ones if you’re planning on going to a certain place for your trip.

That’s because Ryanair have warned passengers that mobile boarding passers will not be accepted in three major holiday destinations.

So, pay attention if you’re planning on flying to one of these spots for a trip anytime soon otherwise you’ll be having a nightmare before you’ve even checked in.

Ryanair says that anyone travelling from the specific airports need to check-in online before hand and print out the paper boarding pass for their flight.

The airline’s website states: “We accept mobile boarding passes on flights from the majority of airports on our network.

“However unfortunately some airports cannot accept mobile boarding passes yet.”

Many Brits will be flying with Ryanair. (Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

And those airports are Turkey and Morocco. Tirana International Airport in Albania also doesn’t accept the mobile boarding passes.

The airline advises that ‘customers traveling from these airports must check in online and print out a paper boarding pass for their flight(s)’

Well, that’s a big win for the plastic wallet pr**ks after all that shaming.

And while we’re on the topic of holiday planning, there’s a ‘two-hour rule’ if you are flying with Ryanair for your trip.

This applies to bag drop if you’re checking in luggage or other items like a pram.

Every airline has its own rules when it comes to arriving at the airport and handing over your stuff. If you’re flying with Ryanair, then bag drop will open ‘at the latest’ two hours before departure.

You could get there earlier and end up lucky, but there's simply no guarantee.

Topics: Travel, Holiday, Ryanair, Technology

Jess Battison

Jess is an Entertainment Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include keeping up with the Twitter girlies, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021 and has previously worked at MyLondon.

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