Fast Track with Ryanair - The Process?

Leodogger

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

It likely means security. In which case you SHOULD be sent something else to scan at the entrance to security. How far off is your flight?

Ryanair don't offer a "fast track check in" or "fast track bag drop", if anything you should be checking in online before you even get to the airport.
They don't do "fast track boarding" either - they call it "priority boarding" and that won't involve any form of voucher, it's printed on the boarding card.

We have paid for Priority Boarding too but I was told on the webiste that Fast Track enables you to go quickly through to security in a fast lane to avoid the queues, is that not correct?

Yes, it's an airport product that Ryanair are selling on behalf of Birmingham Airport. 

Again, when is the flight? 

As I said, 30th August, so should we have a separate voucher or will the Priority Boarding Pass suffice us to access Fast Track at the airport and what happens?

Given its less than a month out I would be asking Ryanair where your Birmingham Airport security fast track voucher is. 
Their product for priority boarding has no connection to this at all - you can have one without the other 

Also be aware... 

Please note that the security entrance at Check-in zone A does not have an Express Lane. Express Lane customers checking in at Zone A should head to the security entrance at Zones B-C.

Do you mean Zones B-C at Birmingham Airport?   I have just been on the Chat Line with Ryanair and they said that you don't need a separate voucher as it is marked (albeit in tiny print!) at the top of the Boarding Pass which I admit I missed completely.   Also she said there is a separate lane for Fast Track marked "Fast Track".

la531983

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

It likely means security. In which case you SHOULD be sent something else to scan at the entrance to security. How far off is your flight?

Ryanair don't offer a "fast track check in" or "fast track bag drop", if anything you should be checking in online before you even get to the airport.
They don't do "fast track boarding" either - they call it "priority boarding" and that won't involve any form of voucher, it's printed on the boarding card.

We have paid for Priority Boarding too but I was told on the webiste that Fast Track enables you to go quickly through to security in a fast lane to avoid the queues, is that not correct?

Yes, it's an airport product that Ryanair are selling on behalf of Birmingham Airport. 

Again, when is the flight? 

As I said, 30th August, so should we have a separate voucher or will the Priority Boarding Pass suffice us to access Fast Track at the airport and what happens?

Given its less than a month out I would be asking Ryanair where your Birmingham Airport security fast track voucher is. 
Their product for priority boarding has no connection to this at all - you can have one without the other 

Also be aware... 

Please note that the security entrance at Check-in zone A does not have an Express Lane. Express Lane customers checking in at Zone A should head to the security entrance at Zones B-C.

Do you mean Zones B-C at Birmingham Airport?   I have just been on the Chat Line with Ryanair and they said that you don't need a separate voucher as it is marked (albeit in tiny print!) at the top of the Boarding Pass which I admit I missed completely.   Also she said there is a separate lane for Fast Track marked "Fast Track".

See the post I just made (bottom of last page) 

And yes. Birmingham has two entrances to security, one of which doesn't offer the fast track service, so go to the one that does.

I have heard its a bit of a nightmare at the moment with building works though, so perhaps that info on their website is wrong. 

Leodogger

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

Leodogger said:

la531983 said:

It likely means security. In which case you SHOULD be sent something else to scan at the entrance to security. How far off is your flight?

Ryanair don't offer a "fast track check in" or "fast track bag drop", if anything you should be checking in online before you even get to the airport.
They don't do "fast track boarding" either - they call it "priority boarding" and that won't involve any form of voucher, it's printed on the boarding card.

We have paid for Priority Boarding too but I was told on the webiste that Fast Track enables you to go quickly through to security in a fast lane to avoid the queues, is that not correct?

Yes, it's an airport product that Ryanair are selling on behalf of Birmingham Airport. 

Again, when is the flight? 

As I said, 30th August, so should we have a separate voucher or will the Priority Boarding Pass suffice us to access Fast Track at the airport and what happens?

Given its less than a month out I would be asking Ryanair where your Birmingham Airport security fast track voucher is. 
Their product for priority boarding has no connection to this at all - you can have one without the other 

Also be aware... 

Please note that the security entrance at Check-in zone A does not have an Express Lane. Express Lane customers checking in at Zone A should head to the security entrance at Zones B-C.

Do you mean Zones B-C at Birmingham Airport?   I have just been on the Chat Line with Ryanair and they said that you don't need a separate voucher as it is marked (albeit in tiny print!) at the top of the Boarding Pass which I admit I missed completely.   Also she said there is a separate lane for Fast Track marked "Fast Track".

See the post I just made (bottom of last page) 

And yes. Birmingham has two entrances to security, one of which doesn't offer the fast track service, so go to the one that does.

I have heard its a bit of a nightmare at the moment with building works though, so perhaps that info on their website is wrong. 

As I said previously, I have checked us in online and I've printed off the boarding passes so I think the best thing I can do is enquire at their customer service desk at the airport or try to get hold of one of the airline staff, although they are hardly visible when you take your cases to get them weighed before walking through to security.🙄

la531983

If it says it on your boarding card, no need to specially ask anyone. Just drops the bags and present your boarding card at the fast track lane. 
When I have used an airport security fast track in the past I have always booked it direct with the airport and as a result got a voucher from them with a barcode on it.
Ryanair clearly have an arrangement in place with airports so that the barcode on the boarding card operates the fast track lane too.

Just make sure you access security via Zones B/C rather than Zone A, not sure which of the two areas at Birmingham Ryanair use. 

eDicky

It's been a few years, but whenever I had fast track security included with flights from Stansted I simply presented my boarding pass (on phone) to the scanner at the gate and it opened for me.

Leodogger

la531983 said:

If it says it on your boarding card, no need to specially ask anyone. Just drops the bags and present your boarding card at the fast track lane. 
When I have used an airport security fast track in the past I have always booked it direct with the airport and as a result got a voucher from them with a barcode on it.
Ryanair clearly have an arrangement in place with airports so that the barcode on the boarding card operates the fast track lane too.

Just make sure you access security via Zones B/C rather than Zone A, not sure which of the two areas at Birmingham Ryanair use. 

Just managed to find out online that Ryanair use Zones B /C so should be straightforward.

baser999

Just make sure you’ve printed off the correct boarding cards. No doubt you read the item in the press this week about elderly couple (79/80) who weren’t tech savvy and in error printed off return flight tickets. Got to the airport and RyanAir charged them £110 to print off the outward tickets; took them less than a minute!!

la531983

baser999 said:

Just make sure you’ve printed off the correct boarding cards. 

Or, to remove any doubt, print both sets off at the same time. No idea why they didn't do this assuming they had booked seats for both legs of the journey... Thankfully people like this keep fares cheap for those who stick to the rules. 

baser999

la531983 said:

baser999 said:

Just make sure you’ve printed off the correct boarding cards. 

Or, to remove any doubt, print both sets off at the same time. No idea why they didn't do this assuming they had booked seats for both legs of the journey... Thankfully people like this keep fares cheap for those who stick to the rules. 

With hindsight that’s the way to go. From what I gather the lady thought she had printed off the correct tickets. Not sure that the airline have played ball but then again a budget airline, budget passenger skills, make money out of the customer at every opportunity. 

la531983

If you stick to the rules you lesson their ability to make money from you, I have little sympathy. If this was a 39 and a 40 year old couple it would have got nowhere near the level of press coverage it did,