{"id":126562,"date":"2026-10-07T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=126562"},"modified":"2026-10-07T00:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:05:17","slug":"ryanair-tells-travellers-to-act-before-9pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/ryanair-tells-travellers-to-act-before-9pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair Tells Travellers To Act Before 9pm Wednesday or Risk Airport Disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The warning comes shortly before the October half-term period, when passengers are also being reminded of Ryanair\u2019s existing airport check-in deadlines. According to the Manchester Evening News, the disruption is linked to a scheduled system upgrade and is expected to affect online services between 21:00 UTC on Wednesday, 7 October and 01:00 UTC on Thursday, 8 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ryanair Website and App May Be Unavailable Overnight<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryanair has told passengers travelling during the maintenance period to complete <strong>online check-in <\/strong>and generate their digital boarding pass before the work begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Due to essential scheduled system upgrade, our website &amp; app might be temporarily unavailable from 21:00 UTC Wed, 7 October \u2013 01:00 UTC Thurs, 8 October<\/em>,\u201d the airline said in an update quoted by the Manchester Evening News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During that period, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/passengers-face-hours-of-delay-restrictions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"125774\">passengers<\/a> may be unable to access their bookings, including the online check-in function. The airline has therefore asked anyone whose flight falls within the affected hours to prepare their boarding pass <strong>before 9pm <\/strong>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryanair currently allows passengers who have reserved a seat to check in online up to 60 days before their scheduled departure. Those who have not reserved a seat and receive one randomly can check in from 24 hours before departure until two hours before the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers who fail to complete online check-in may still be able to check in at the airport, although a <strong>fee <\/strong>can apply. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/ryanair-warns-passengers-flying-week-34722958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Evening News<\/a>, the airport check-in charge is \u00a355 per person, falling to \u00a330 for flights departing Spain and \u00a340 for departures from Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers who have already checked in but cannot display their boarding pass in the app at the airport can receive a boarding pass without charge. Travellers departing from Moroccan airports are also exempt from the airport boarding-pass fee provided they have completed online check-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Ryanair-maintenance-message.-\u00a9Ryanair-1200x727.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Ryanair-maintenance-message.-\u00a9Ryanair-1200x727.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Ryanair-maintenance-message.-\u00a9Ryanair-380x230.jpg 380w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Ryanair-maintenance-message.-\u00a9Ryanair-520x315.jpg 520w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Ryanair-maintenance-message.-\u00a9Ryanair-1536x931.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/Ryanair-maintenance-message.-\u00a9Ryanair.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ryanair maintenance message. \u00a9Ryanair<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The 40-Minute Airport Deadline Remains in Place Until 10 November<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The maintenance warning comes as Ryanair passengers travelling during October are also being reminded of the airline\u2019s airport check-in deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/travel\/ryanair-40-minute-rule-impacts-34701344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WalesOnline<\/a>, Ryanair states that its check-in desks close strictly 40 minutes before the scheduled departure time for passengers travelling before 10 November 2026, unless they have been informed otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers who have not completed online check-in by two hours before departure may check in at the airport until 40 minutes before the scheduled flight, but they can be charged the applicable airport check-in fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline\u2019s rules are scheduled to change for flights from 10 November 2026. Ryanair says check-in desks will then close strictly 60 minutes before scheduled departure unless passengers are notified otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>If you do not complete check-in by then you may be denied boarding without refund<\/em>,\u201d the airline said in information cited by WalesOnline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For passengers travelling before that date, the current 40-minute deadline still applies. Online check-in remains unavailable during the final two hours before a flight\u2019s scheduled departure, making advance preparation particularly relevant for travellers whose journeys coincide with Wednesday night\u2019s planned system maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryanair passengers flying this week have been advised to complete online check-in before 9pm on Wednesday, 7 October, as planned maintenance could temporarily take the airline\u2019s website and mobile app offline. Travellers due to fly during the affected period may otherwise be unable to access bookings or generate a digital boarding pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126567,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126562\/revisions\/126567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}