We are going to explain to you in a simple way How the Ryanair Digital Boarding Pass workswith which now you have the obligation install the company’s app if you want to get on the plane. It is a rule that has already been in operation since November 12, 2025, despite the controversies surrounding its imposition.
This move by the airline may cause a bit of confusion, and that is why we are going to try to explain what happens from now on and what changes you may begin to notice.
What is the Digital Boarding Pass
The Digital Boarding Pass is the document that allows you to pass security control and board your plane. It is that document with a QR that you can print or take as a PDF on your mobile, and that is scanned when you pass the security check or board.
Basically, with this Digital Boarding Pass what airlines achieve is not having to verify all the information on your boarding pass. They simply scan your QR and they will know that it is valid, and they will only have to check your ID to see that you are who you say you are.
Airlines give you this Digital Boarding Pass when you check in digitally, and it shows your flight number and your seat. The normal thing is that it is always given to you, along with options such as downloading it in PDF or sending it to an email. Thus, you can choose between printing it or carrying it on your mobile.
What Ryanair asks for from now on
When you check in online on its website or in its mobile application, Ryanair already issued you the Digital Boarding Pass along with a PDF. What changes now is that a PDF will no longer be generated that you can print and take with you. Instead, the Digital Boarding Pass will remain within your user account in the mobile application.
The only change is that you will no longer have that PDF, and You will no longer be able to carry anything printed from home. You will have to depend on your mobile phone and the official Ryanair application.
Therefore, from now on You will need to have the Ryanair app installed on your mobile phone to be able to carry the Digital Boarding Pass on it. This card will be available without a mobile data connection, so you can access the plane even if you don’t have data.
Download the app and what else it offers
In addition to carrying your boarding pass, the Ryanair app also allows you to make or personalize travel reservations. From cars to hotels. In addition, it also offers you information about your flightsuch as the terminal to go to, boarding and departure time, or information on possible delays or changes in time.
In addition to this, The application also works for you inside the plane in case you want to order something from the menu or make some questions. The idea is to make it easier for you to do any procedure.
You can download the app on your mobile completely free of charge. Is available on Google Play for Android, and in the App Store of your iPhone. Once inside, you will have to log in with the same data that you use on the Ryanair website to book the flight and check in online.
Advantages and disadvantages
The disadvantage is that now you have fewer options when carrying your boarding pass, and Ryanair wants you to depend solely on its application, that you always have it installed with you.
Although this is not entirely the case either. In Xataka Mobile Ryanair has been asked if we can continue using the boarding pass in apps like Google Wallet or Apple Wallet, and the company has responded yes. They also say that you will still be able to carry a screenshot of the Digital Boarding Pass. Come on, they have simply deleted the PDF.
At the airport check-in counter they will provide you with a printed version of the boarding pass, even if you lose your phone between security control and the boarding gate. Therefore, if you do not want to install the app you can always go to this counter and request that it be generated for you at no cost alleging some problem like you’ve run out of battery or you don’t have a cell phone, although this will be less convenient than simply carrying the app.
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