Ryanair - electronic boarding passes only (starts November 2025)
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The Max has an additional emergency exit door which means that there is a section with 2 seats where the 800 would have 3.
Absolutely stunning place. Wonderful walks, hikes, places to swim etc. Wonderful forested hills. The standard of civil infrastructure is amazing: motorways propped up across vertiginous ravines, and tunnels through mountains all over the place.
It's warm all year. We had daytime temperatures last week of 21C and nighttime around 16C (lowest it got to was probably 14C in the early hours). That said, it's got 100 microclimates due to the really steep hills and ravines. Up high (1.5km) in the forests when in cloud were about 10C in the daytime.
Ah, but for this checkin you definitely did need data. The luggage tag kiosk in Funchal has no scanner, so having your boarding pass QR code in your picture library is no use. You have to scan their QR code with your camera, and when it spots it's a website QR code, actually click on the link and follow it, which brings you into Ryanair's online tag printing service. Without data I don't think this is going to work, but I could be wrong.
Added to the list then..Say you would need data for that,, free airport wifi maybe? Not the safest tho..
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A lot of Airports still have the Ryanair Express Bag Drop units which require the Ryanair App, these are usualy free standing near the check-in area.
Those require scanning the shown barcode and then link into the Ryanair App. These require data connection to complete the process.
Either mobile data or Wifi.
These are clearly marked with "with the Ryanair app"!
Some bigger airports have two in one near the actual bag on belt desk, it's the same but also with a scanner for the bag tag which do require data too to get the process started, but allow the handheld device to scan the bag tag than.
And then on major Ryanair bases like Dublin, they have even newer machines which require no data connection just for you to scan the QR code from the boarding pass:
So, it really depends, if it says "via Ryanair app" you need data.
None of these pictures are mine - they were taken from the internet.
Those require scanning the shown barcode and then link into the Ryanair App. These require data connection to complete the process.
Either mobile data or Wifi.
These are clearly marked with "with the Ryanair app"!
Some bigger airports have two in one near the actual bag on belt desk, it's the same but also with a scanner for the bag tag which do require data too to get the process started, but allow the handheld device to scan the bag tag than.
And then on major Ryanair bases like Dublin, they have even newer machines which require no data connection just for you to scan the QR code from the boarding pass:
So, it really depends, if it says "via Ryanair app" you need data.
None of these pictures are mine - they were taken from the internet.
Removing some back and forth and replacing with a summary of how to safely use Airport Wifi if needed.
@Colin4444 raises the valid point that public wifi is not the safest. While this is certainly true, there are ways to protect yourself should you need to access the internet while travelling, and millions continue to use public wifi without issue.
The primary attack method on public wifi is where an attacker uses a device that broadcasts a wifi hotspot, usually named very similarly to the official public wifi service. The goal is to trick people in the vicinity into connecting to that service thinking they are in fact on the official service. The next step typically relies upon the user browsing the internet and visiting a site the attacker has prepared for. Banking and some social media sites are the prime targets. If the user browses to mybank.com, the attackers device will serve up a fake version of the mybank.com homepage they created earlier. That page will send the details the user enters to the attacker. It may pass them on to the legitimate site also so you don't suspect anything, or just give you an error message.
As more and more sites move to passwordless authentication now using your biometrics or pass keys on your device, the opportunities for these attacks decreases as the credentials attackers are after are no longer transmitted.
It's also possible that the attacker could try to use the wifi sign-in page to trick you into downloading malware. Mobile devices default to blocking app installs from outside of the stores, so definitely don't disable that protection if you are going to use public wifi, and pay close attention to any popups you receive.
The most significant measure you can put in place is to install and use a VPN, see some recommendations here. Using a VPN means the data leaving your device will be encrypted, so even if you are tricked into connecting to a fake hotspot, the attacker will not be able to access your data or see what site you're visiting.
If you can't install or use a VPN for whatever reason, do the bare minimum. Stick to using Apps rather than using a browser (mobile App communications to the internet services backing them are encrypted) and definitely don't visit any site that requires you to enter a user name and password.
Airports are getting better at protecting their users often monitoring for spurious hotspots. The high profile jailing of one perpetrator in Australia last year might put others off. Remote scams and phishing are much lower risk for the attackers than hanging around an airport.
@Colin4444 raises the valid point that public wifi is not the safest. While this is certainly true, there are ways to protect yourself should you need to access the internet while travelling, and millions continue to use public wifi without issue.
The primary attack method on public wifi is where an attacker uses a device that broadcasts a wifi hotspot, usually named very similarly to the official public wifi service. The goal is to trick people in the vicinity into connecting to that service thinking they are in fact on the official service. The next step typically relies upon the user browsing the internet and visiting a site the attacker has prepared for. Banking and some social media sites are the prime targets. If the user browses to mybank.com, the attackers device will serve up a fake version of the mybank.com homepage they created earlier. That page will send the details the user enters to the attacker. It may pass them on to the legitimate site also so you don't suspect anything, or just give you an error message.
As more and more sites move to passwordless authentication now using your biometrics or pass keys on your device, the opportunities for these attacks decreases as the credentials attackers are after are no longer transmitted.
It's also possible that the attacker could try to use the wifi sign-in page to trick you into downloading malware. Mobile devices default to blocking app installs from outside of the stores, so definitely don't disable that protection if you are going to use public wifi, and pay close attention to any popups you receive.
The most significant measure you can put in place is to install and use a VPN, see some recommendations here. Using a VPN means the data leaving your device will be encrypted, so even if you are tricked into connecting to a fake hotspot, the attacker will not be able to access your data or see what site you're visiting.
If you can't install or use a VPN for whatever reason, do the bare minimum. Stick to using Apps rather than using a browser (mobile App communications to the internet services backing them are encrypted) and definitely don't visit any site that requires you to enter a user name and password.
Airports are getting better at protecting their users often monitoring for spurious hotspots. The high profile jailing of one perpetrator in Australia last year might put others off. Remote scams and phishing are much lower risk for the attackers than hanging around an airport.
Aha! These things with the QR code on the screen were what I encountered, though they had no yellow tag on top urging you to scan - just a plain white plinth minus instructions. I scanned it with my camera on the grounds that that's about the only thing you can do with a QR code.
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About 10 days ago I checked in to a coming Ryanair flight to the Netherlands. Downloaded the boarding passes to the Ryanair App and then added them to my Google wallet. All good.
Today I was just checking the times and dates of my flight only to discover that I could no longer log in to the Ryanair App and view my boarding passes. I got a message saying that I must upgrade my App via Google Play. It said on the current App that I could still view my boarding passes......except I couldn't. They flashed on my screen for a split second then disappeared.
I decided to check my Google wallet. The boarding pass for the flight over to Amsterdam was gone.....but the return flight was still there.
I asked my wife to check her Ryanair App on her phone. She has both flights over and back to Amsterdam on her phone but when she checked her Google wallet she can't get either of her boarding passes despite adding both to her Google wallet about 10 days ago.
Anybody else having problems like this?
Today I was just checking the times and dates of my flight only to discover that I could no longer log in to the Ryanair App and view my boarding passes. I got a message saying that I must upgrade my App via Google Play. It said on the current App that I could still view my boarding passes......except I couldn't. They flashed on my screen for a split second then disappeared.
I decided to check my Google wallet. The boarding pass for the flight over to Amsterdam was gone.....but the return flight was still there.
I asked my wife to check her Ryanair App on her phone. She has both flights over and back to Amsterdam on her phone but when she checked her Google wallet she can't get either of her boarding passes despite adding both to her Google wallet about 10 days ago.
Anybody else having problems like this?
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I am travelling shortly for the first time using the boarding pass on the Ryanair app - normally I'd have printed multiple copies. To say I'm feeling nervous is an understatement! I've done the check in and sent a screenshot to Whats app of the Boarding pass. Is there anything else I can do?
I'm so nervous I'd break my phone / have it stolen for the first time ever!
I'm so nervous I'd break my phone / have it stolen for the first time ever!
Ryanair have you listed in their systems too, so in the hopefully very unlikely event that you loose your phone, pop up to their check-in counter and they will assist you.
You could print a copy of the QR codes. Open enlarge them via the RyanAir app or Google or other wallet, screenshot and print.
If you're travelling with others, share with someone else. Protects against any phone having an issue.
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