15 May, 2018 @ 15:06
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Ryanair changes check-in window to 48 hours before flight – unless you fork out for a reserved seat

RYanair boss Michael O Leary smiling
RYANAIR BOSS: Michael O'Leary

THOSE flying with Ryanair will now have a 48-hour window to check in unless they have paid extra to reserve a seat. 

It comes after the week-long window was cut to four days.

The changes will come into effect on June 13 and mean those travelling on long weekends will be unable to check in to all their flights at once unless they pay an extra fee.

The Dublin-based carrier is offering those affected and unhappy with the changes a full refund by May 19.

Travellers will still have up to two hours before the flight to check in.

 

A spokesperson told Sun Online Travel: “Online check-in (for those customers who don’t choose reserved seats) will be available from 48 hours to two hours pre-departure for all flights from June 13.

“This is more than double the 24 hour check-in period operated by British Airways, Lufthansa, Norwegian and Iberia. This will give reserve seat customers more time to select their preferred seats prior to departure.”

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
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