Ryanair's new 7-day check-in rules

NFH

SaveTheEuro wrote: »

You will be able to check in on your iPad and present an on screen boarding pass soon. The question is: how much will Ryanair charge?

If there is to be any difference in charge between a paper boarding pass and a mobile boarding pass, then the paper boarding pass should be surcharged because it is unnecessarily harmful to the environment. It would be absurd to surcharge for a mobile boarding pass.

rustyboy21

NFH wrote: »

If there is to be any difference in charge between a paper boarding pass and a mobile boarding pass, then the paper boarding pass should be surcharged because it is unnecessarily harmful to the environment. It would be absurd to surcharge for a mobile boarding pass.

The problem is that you are now bringing into the argument the ' Save the World' scenario, which if you haven't learned already O'Leary is not bothered about. The charge will come, as they have to factor in the cost of the new software and the text message charge sent to you.


The other poster has given a really good idea, which is Email your accommodation and ask them if the facility is there to print off your passes there. I cannot see a lot of hotels, apts, villa owners, who wouldn't allow you 2 minutes use of the internet, after all you have paid them far, far more than you have paid for your flights. Using an Ipad to show your boarding pass may seem fine to you, but when the gate staff have to do a manual count of the ' Bingo tickets' how can they do that when they don't have a copy of your pass in the pile on the desk.


I know, and I speak for myself here, but think some other posters feel the same as I do, I know this system has been implemented at a time that a lot of people had already booked their flights and are now getting asked for more money. But it was to be implemented at some time, the fairest way was not to differentiate between sets of passengers and no time was the right time to do it. It is just a case of suck it up and book elsewhere next time, or suck it up and work out what flight with which co works out the best for you next time.


You are not going to change it this season Unfortunately. Time to stop bleating about it and put your next years money in a company who cares about you.

NFH

rustyboy21 wrote: »

The charge will come, as they have to factor in the cost of the new software and the text message charge sent to you.

How is the cost of the software for a mobile boarding pass significantly different from the cost of the software for a paper boarding pass?

I don't understand your reference to text messages. Whenever I've used a mobile boarding pass, it has been via the airline's app, which generates the on-screen boarding pass (in the same way that the web site generates a PDF). SMS doesn't come into it, and use of SMS would be very clumsy anyway because many passengers, particularly regular travellers to a particular destination, use a different SIM card in each country. Even if SMS was used, the cost per message would be less than a penny.

rustyboy21

A number of airlines I have flown on have sent the Boarding passes as SMS messages. The software for electronic boarding passes will be different than printing off ones, there will be a different system used for them. Why is it that you cannot open a PDF file with Windows media? Why is it that Apple work on different OS than IBM? Systems are different.


They will change to electronic passes sooner or later, but knowing Ryanair, they will end up charging for them, as you won't have to do anything about them. I don't like flying without having a piece of paper with my ticket details on it. I think the majority of people will feel the same way. What is the first thing you do, before closing your door to go on your holidays? You check to see if you have your Money, Tickets, Passport etc. I and many other people lie a back up to anything electronic, if not why do they offer the facility?


I feel you are just trying to make up an argument on a number of things on this thread to try and justify your argument. You have gone from where your seat will be on the plane, to finding somewhere to print your pass off to now, blaming O'Leary on climate warming ! You booked to fly with them. You would be well aware of the hoops you have to jump through to get on the plane, so if you don't like it, fly with another airline. Oh that's why, they fly to a destination that no other airline flies to, unless you have 2-3 stop overs en route. I have said it isn't fair for those who had booked prior to the launch, but until times that people stop booking with them, things won't change.

MarkBargain

ezglide1450 wrote: »

I emailed my hotel and they said that they would be more than happy to print off my boarding passes for me , now that's customer service Michael O'Leary ! !

That's good news, although I suspect hotels (especially larger ones with many Ryanair guests) will get fed up pretty quickly with customers asking to print boarding passes. It takes a few minutes to go through the online check-in process and over time hotels are unlikely to give away their internet time, paper and ink for free I'd suggest, even if they do now.

Besides, what if the computers are busy, the internet is down, if the printer isn't working etc? Stress and hassle. That sums Ryanair up for me.

NFH

rustyboy21 wrote: »

I don't like flying without having a piece of paper with my ticket details on it. I think the majority of people will feel the same way. What is the first thing you do, before closing your door to go on your holidays? You check to see if you have your Money, Tickets, Passport etc. I and many other people lie a back up to anything electronic, if not why do they offer the facility?

I avoid any paper tickets or boarding passes. Why do you need something to be printed? It's unnecessary as well as another thing to remember to bring.

rustyboy21

NFH wrote: »

I avoid any paper tickets or boarding passes. Why do you need something to be printed? It's unnecessary as well as another thing to remember to bring.

I would say you could be in the minority then, If that was the case, why wouldn't all carriers, holiday co's use electronic tickets/itineraries?


Plus it is easier to argue your point if you have it written down in front of you. We may all be technological now, but any issues and it will always involve printing out a piece of paper to prove either way.

jpsartre

NFH wrote: »

I avoid any paper tickets or boarding passes. Why do you need something to be printed? It's unnecessary as well as another thing to remember to bring.

When you're about to board and your airline app crashes you're happy to have a paper boarding pass at hand. A couple of weeks ago there was a thread on Flyertalk by a guy who missed his flight because he couldn't access his BA app.

NFH

rustyboy21 wrote: »

I would say you could be in the minority then, If that was the case, why wouldn't all carriers, holiday co's use electronic tickets/itineraries?

All airlines I have flown with recently do use electronic tickets and mobile boarding passes, except for Ryanair, which is lagging behind the competition.

jpsartre wrote: »

When you're about to board and your airline app crashes you're happy to have a paper boarding pass at hand. A couple of weeks ago there was a thread on Flyertalk by a guy who missed his flight because he couldn't access his BA app.

Yes, and in that thread, the OP admitted that he didn't know how to use Passbook. Therefore it was user error.

As an app that is part of iOS, Passbook doesn't crash unlike third party apps which do crash.

jpsartre

User error or not, the issue could have been avoided with a paper ticket which was my point.