Photograph: Peter Byrne/ PA WireThere was no drama on display in Dublin Airport before dawn on the first day of the Ryanair’s digital-only boarding pass regime. Neither staff or passengers reported any difficulties when dealing with a newly paperless world. “The whole thing is really very simple,” one man said, who was flying first to Barcelona and then on to Mallorca. “I have been paperless for years now and I don’t know why they didn’t make the switch sooner, to be honest. “My grandfather travelled with us earlier this year and he actually left his phone at home and would have be stuck if he had not also had a print out of his boarding pass,” she said.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2025 14:21 UTC