Budget airline Ryanair, Europe’s biggest air carrier, has reaffirmed its intention to do away with paper boarding passes altogether, although it’s extended the deadline from May to November.
That’s a follow-up to its ending attended baggage check-in and is part of its plan to do away with counter agents at airports it serves. It already charges €20 to print a boarding pass and €50 to check in at the airport instead of online.
The plan is to have all boarding passes displayed on smartphones or similar devices, which has raised protests that not everyone has a smartphone, and that sometimes those who do lose them or run out of charge. Ryanair now says that for passengers who have already checked in online, it will provide free assistance at the airport if they do not have or can’t use their phones.
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