Ryanair to close bag drop 60 minutes before departure from 10 November
From Tuesday 10 November, Ryanair will close bag drop 60 minutes before scheduled departure instead of 40. The airline says the change gives passengers more time to clear security and affects the 20% who check a bag.
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Left · 2Ryanair will close bag drop at all its airports 60 minutes before scheduled departure from Tuesday 10 November, instead of the current 40 minutes. The Irish TimesLC “Under the airline’s current rules, bag drop services close 40 minutes before a flight’s scheduled departure time.” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Daily MirrorL “From Tues, 10 Nov, bag drop services at all Ryanair airports will close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of the current 40 minutes.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Left · 2The Irish Times reports that the change was announced in April. The Daily Mirror says Ryanair also applies the 60-minute cut-off to physical check-in counters. The Irish TimesLC “The change was announced in April” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Daily MirrorL “Ryanair will close all airport bag drop desks and physical check-in counters strictly 60 minutes before the scheduled departure time.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Left · 2Ryanair says the change will give the 20% of its passengers who check in a bag more time to clear security and passport control queues and reach their gate before boarding begins, particularly in busy travel periods. The Irish TimesLC “20 per cent of Ryanair passengers who check in a bag more time to clear airport security and passport control queues” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Daily MirrorL “particularly during busy travel periods when airport queues can be longer” Read at Daily Mirror ↗
Left · 1The airline also says it should reduce the small number of passengers who miss flights because of delays at security or passport control. The Irish TimesLC “also help reduce the small number of passengers who miss their flights due to delays at airport security or passport control” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Left · 2Passengers who travel without a checked bag are unaffected. They can still check in online, using the app or website up to two hours before departure, and go straight through security with a digital boarding pass. The Irish TimesLC “passengers who do not check in bags will be entirely unaffected by the change” Read at The Irish Times ↗ Daily MirrorL “Passengers can still check in online via the app or website up to two hours before their scheduled departure.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Left · 1The Daily Mirror gives an example: for a 10am flight, bags must be dropped by 9am rather than 9.20am. It adds that Ryanair is known for strict enforcement, and that a passenger arriving after the cut-off will not be allowed to check a bag, will likely be denied boarding and will not get a refund. Daily MirrorL “If your flight is at 10am, you used to have until 9.20am to drop your bags. Starting November 10, you must have them dropped by 9am.”“Ryanair does not offer refunds for missed flights.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗
Left · 1The Irish Times describes the move as the latest streamlining of Ryanair's processes. Around this time last year the airline dropped paper boarding passes for most destinations in favour of digital passes in its app, saying that would lower airport costs and fares. The Irish TimesLC “The move is the latest streamlining of Ryanair’s processes.”“moving to digital-only boarding passes would lower “airport costs and fares for all Ryanair passengers”” Read at The Irish Times ↗
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Left2 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets report the rule change as a consumer notice and relay Ryanair's stated rationale with little challenge. The Irish Times places it within Ryanair's wider process streamlining. The Mirror stresses the practical consequences of missing the cut-off.
- Emphasis
- The Irish Times stresses the earlier announcement and the digital boarding pass precedent. The Mirror stresses the example times, the 80% unaffected and the penalties for arriving late.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither outlet includes independent comment, such as from passenger groups or airports, or looks at whether the change mainly benefits the airline's operations.
- Charged language
- “cut it fine”“major change”“strictly”
- For example
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“Ryanair has reminded passengers who like to cut it fine by checking in bags less than an hour before take-off” — The Irish Times
“Ryanair has confirmed it is making a major change to one of its luggage rules.” — Daily Mirror
Centre0 outlets
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Right0 outlets
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What every side reports
- Bag drop closes 60 minutes before departure from 10 November, up from 40 minutes.
- About 20% of Ryanair passengers check in a bag and are affected; the other 80% are not.
- Ryanair says the aim is to give passengers more time to clear security and passport control.
Ryanair organisation
Ryanair presents the change as a small adjustment that gives bag-checking passengers more time to clear security. It says the change should cut missed flights. Its CMO, Dara Brady, reminds passengers to arrive in good time, and the airline stresses that the 80% who check in online without a bag are unaffected.
“This small change will give the 20% of Ryanair passengers who check in a bag, more time to clear airport security and passport control queues” — Daily Mirror
“help reduce the small number of passengers who miss their flights due to delays at airport security or passport control” — The Irish Times
Left2 articles
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Ryanair to close bag drop earlier in effort to give passengers time to clear security
Neutral Reports the change with Ryanair's reasoning and places it in the airline's streamlining, such as digital-only boarding passes.
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New Ryanair luggage rule change coming November 10 for passengers with bags
Mixed Consumer-advice piece with a quote from the Ryanair CMO that warns of strict enforcement and no refunds for late arrivals.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 27 Oct 14:07 First The Irish TimesLC Ryanair to close bag drop earlier in effort to give passengers time to clear security
- 29 Oct 12:51 +46h 44m Daily MirrorL New Ryanair luggage rule change coming November 10 for passengers with bags
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