Ryanair scraps check-in desks at city airport

Published on Thursday 14 May 2009 09:42

BUDGET airline Ryanair is set to scrap its check-in desks at Edinburgh Airport.

The low-cost carrier said that from next Wednesday, all new passenger bookings, including those travelling with infants and checked-in bags, would be done online.

The Irish airline is planning to phase out check-in desks from the 146 airports where it operates by 1 October next year.

The firm said it was removing its 10 airport check-in fee and replacing it with a 5 online charge per person, per flight.

A 40 "boarding card re-issue fee" is also being introduced for travellers who fail to bring their pre-printed web check-in boarding card to the airport.

Ryanair's Stephen McNamara said: "Passengers travelling without checked in bags have already embraced our online check-in service and the extension of this service to all passengers will allow all passengers to forever avoid check-in queues.

"This will also allow Ryanair to lower our airport and handling costs and pass these savings to all passengers."

From Wednesday, Ryanair will also no longer accept bookings for unaccompanied passengers under the age of 16.