Ryanair has today confirmed that it will delay its move to 100% paperless boarding passes to the start of its winter schedule on the 3rd of November.

The airline said that from November Ryanair passengers will no longer download and print a physical paper boarding pass but will instead use the digital boarding pass generated in their “myRyanair” app during check-in.

It said that today almost 80% of Ryanair’s 200 million passengers already use this digital boarding pass. As a result of this customer initiative, Ryanair said it expects to eliminate almost all airport check-in fees from November, as all passengers will have checked-in online/in-app to generate their digital boarding pass.

“Ryanair’s move to entirely paperless boarding will enable passengers to reduce their carbon footprint by eliminating unnecessary paper, saving over 300 tonnes in paper waste each year,” said the airline.

As well as being better for the environment, using the myRyanair app the airline said that passengers can benefit from a range of helpful in-app features and initiatives (especially during disruption) including:

New Order to Seat feature allowing passengers to order direct from their seat and get served first

Live flight information and updates

Direct updates from Ryanair’s operations centre during disruption

Terminal, Gate and Boarding status updates

Real-time alternative flight options during disruption

All travel documents accessible in one convenient place.

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