Irish Independent: Ryanair announces November date for move to 100pc paperless boarding passes
They say 80% of boading passes are already electronic.
They say 80% of boading passes are already electronic.
Ryanair will move to “100pc digital boarding passes” from Wednesday, November 12, it has announced...
If passengers lose their phone, or their battery dies, Mr O’Leary has said there will be “no issue”. As long as people have checked in before arriving at the airport, staff will reissue paper boarding pass at the airport free of charge, he said.
Passengers without smartphones can also ask travelling companions to download boarding passes for them, with airport assistance available. The current fee to reissue a boarding pass is €20, but this will be waived from November 3, the airline’s website states.
Ryanair said its move to paperless boarding followed “other key tickets industries” such as festivals, music, and sport events.
I always use the electronic boarding pass now, but I keep a paper copy tucked away in a bag somewhere, in case something awful happens my phone. I don't know how they are planning to deal with people whose phone gets lost/stolen/runs out of power. Ah hold on, given it's Ryanair, perhaps I do know.They say 80% of boading passes are already electronic.
Can you explain this to the idiots (me) when it comes to technology. You have a regular smart phone and another phone that is also a smart phone? But it has no sim card in it. So it doesn't actually work as a phone? It acts like a storage device? How does it back up from your regular phone?As a hiker, I carry a simless phone that acts as a backup for recording tracks and navigation in the mountains. That's with me when I travel so there's no issue with having the airline app on that phone also and the boarding pass can be accessed that way.
Is it possible to print those out?Whenever I travel with the OH or family I share a screen grab of each boarding pass via Whatsapp in case someone's phone gets lost.
Yes, screenshots get stored in regular image formats.Is it possible to print those out?
Apps that only need a WiFi connection will work as normal when the phone is in range of a WiFi local area network for example.So it doesn't actually work as a phone? It acts like a storage device?
I'm guessing they're using it with an app like Outdoor Active that allows you to download topographic maps for use offline and record tracks of the routes taken for later review or sharing. You can of course run something like that on your main phone but they can be power hungry with high GPS usage so it's prudent to ensure you have a separate means of contacting emergency services when out in the wild.You have a regular smart phone and another phone that is also a smart phone? But it has no sim card in it. So it doesn't actually work as a phone? It acts like a storage device? How does it back up from your regular phone?
That explains why we need all those data centres, so much data generated and then when the flight is long in the past all the data generated still exists more than likely.Whenever I travel with the OH or family I share a screen grab of each boarding pass via Whatsapp in case someone's phone gets lost.
Doing away with paper boarding passes may stop 3rd party flight sellers from selling Ryanair flights. Ryanair have battled with unauthorised 3rd party sellers in the past, and did mention somewhere that e-passes would be one of their methods to stop the sellers.I also really don't see how Ryanair are saving money on this.
What I meant by backup was in the contex of the hiking: I'm out on the Maumturk Mountains on a foggy day and my simless phone is recording the track in my backpack via GPS on an app. I'm using my phone/phone to check my route on same app (it can be on multiple devices) as I walk but I accidentally loose the phone/phone so I've no way to contact anyone. I take the simless phone out and use that to find my way off the mountain. It's my alternative to using a physical map and compass to navigate as they're both on the app and function with GPS. There doesn't have to be a phone 'signal'.How does it back up from your regular phone?
Well this is certainly what I shall be doing. There is no way I could take the stress of not having something on paper. Currently I always print boarding passes twice and put the spare ones in the luggage front zipped compartment in case I lose my boarding pass.Yes, screenshots get stored in regular image formats.
This I will have to discuss with the children as an option. (to understand your post) The good news is we have loads of old phones so no need to buy a new one.What I meant by backup was in the contex of the hiking: I'm out on the Maumturk Mountains on a foggy day and my simless phone is recording the track in my backpack via GPS on an app. I'm using my phone/phone to check my route on same app (it can be on multiple devices) as I walk but I accidentally loose the phone/phone so I've no way to contact anyone. I take the simless phone out and use that to find my way off the mountain. It's my alternative to using a physical map and compass to navigate as they're both on the app and function with GPS. There doesn't have to be a phone 'signal'.
So, having a second older phone that can access wifi with apps you normally use on it would work fine in the contex of the digital boarding pass.
Bluetooth and wifi, depending on the location, no doubt.How does it back up from your regular phone?
Assuming you have all people on the same booking, they all show up in your app when you're logged in. I've been using the app for boarding passes for a few years now. But always with paper backups.Currently I have to do the scanning for someone travelling with me so that won't work
Yesterday I was informed the phone even with a locked sim will retain the google maps. Didn't really understand that. For some reason my phone has been locking the sim and I have to turn it off and on in a particular way to be able to put in the sim code to get it working again.Bluetooth and wifi, depending on the location, no doubt.
What exactly do you mean by "locked SIM"?Yesterday I was informed the phone even with a locked sim will retain the google maps.