Ryanair to charge £5 to check in

Online check-in fee begins today – service will be compulsory by October 1

Published Friday 17 February 2017 - 11:18 Modified Friday 17 February 2017 - 11:18

RYANAIR starts charging a £5 fee to check-in online from today.

The airline has also announced it will abolish all its airport check-in desks by October 1, making the charge effectively compulsory.

Travellers with hold luggage will leave it at a ‘bag-drop’ facility.

Passengers arriving without a pre-printed boarding pass will be charged £40 for a replacement.

As the company’s website will not allow customers to check-in more than 15 days in advance, those booking ahead will have to revisit.

The £5 check-in fee will not apply to some promotional bookings.

The airline has been criticised by the European Commission for masking a host of extra charges added during the booking process behind headline prices of £1.99 flight deals.

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