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,

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 has delayed its move to 100pc paperless boarding passes to November 3. The move, first announced last autumn, had been planned for May, but will now coincide with rollout of its less busy winter schedule.

Ryanair will scrap paper tickets completely this year - but has announced it will delay its transition to 100 per cent paperless boarding passes until November 3, 2025.

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.

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.