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Ryanair closes check-in and bag drop 60 minutes before departure
From 10 November, Ryanair check-in and bag drop close 60 minutes before departure, instead of 40 minutes.
The new deadline applies to passengers travelling with checked luggage, around 20% of Ryanair customers.
Passengers who check in online and have no bag to check can still go straight to security as before.
Ryanair says the earlier closure will give travellers more time to get through security and passport control and reach their gates.
The change follows cases in which passengers missed flights after delays at passport control, but Ryanair has not confirmed a direct link between those cases and the new deadline.
The airline says it plans to install self-service machines at more than 95% of the airports it serves to speed up bag drop and reduce queues.
Ryanair will close its check-in counters and baggage drop 60 minutes before scheduled departure from November 10.
Previously, passengers could drop off checked baggage until 40 minutes before departure.
The new deadline affects passengers travelling with checked baggage, who Ryanair says make up about 20% of its customers.
Ryanair says the change will give passengers more time to pass security and passport checks and reach their gates.
The airline also plans to install self-service kiosks at more than 95% of the airports it serves.
- Who
- Ryanair and its passengers, including those checking baggage.
- What
- Check-in counters and baggage drop will close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of 40 minutes before.
- When
- From November 10. The article was published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- At airports served by Ryanair.
- Why
- Ryanair says earlier closure will give passengers more time to pass security and passport checks and reach their gates.
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Ryanair announced the change.
The 60-minute deadline for check-in and baggage drop takes effect.
- New deadline
- 60 minutes before scheduled departure
- Previous baggage-drop deadline
- 40 minutes before departure
- Affected customers
- About 20% of Ryanair customers
- Self-service kiosks
- Planned at more than 95% of airports served by Ryanair
- Free personal item
- Up to 40 × 30 × 20 centimetres
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In addition, we will install self-service kiosks at more than 95% of the airports served by Ryanair. This will enable faster baggage drop, shorter queues at the counters and an even more punctual operation.