Ryanair Moves Bag Drop Deadline to 60 Minutes Before Flight
Ryanair will close bag drop desks 60 minutes before departure starting November 10 to give passengers more time to clear airport security and passport control.
Starting Tuesday, November 10, Ryanair will close all airport bag drop desks and physical check-in counters 60 minutes before a flight's scheduled departure. This replaces the previous 40-minute deadline, reducing the window for passengers to hand over checked luggage by 20 minutes.
The airline stated the change aims to reduce the number of passengers missing flights by providing more time to navigate security and passport control queues, particularly during busy travel periods. This policy affects approximately 20% of customers who check in 10kg or 20kg bags or require physical check-in assistance. The remaining 80% of passengers who check in online and travel with hand luggage only remain unaffected.
The update follows a broader effort to streamline airport operations, including the removal of paper boarding passes last year and the rollout of self-service bag-drop kiosks. Ryanair expects these kiosks, which integrate with the company app to allow passengers to print tags, to be available at over 95% of its airports by October.
