I literally have just got home from a Ryanair flight where they provided me with no option but a paper boarding pass for my daughter.
It’s essentially a result of a crazy hack they’ve implemented to support families who have Ryanair prime.
You can only name adults as Ryanair prime members, and when you book through a Ryanair prime account, you can only book for the named members. There’s a maximum of two per account, as it’s intended for couples. The kids, aged 2-16, you have to make a “linked booking”. You don’t get boarding passes through the app or email - the only option is to go to a customer service desk and have them print you a paper boarding pass.
Also… digital boarding passes are an open standard - IATA BCBP. You can go make your own.
Ill-intentioned persons may falsify their BCBP by changing the flight number or class of service.
They may also simply print two copies of the BCBP and pass one to a friend, or even create a
counterfeit BCBP. Technical solutions exist, e.g. algorithms, called certificates, which can for
example secure the bar code if necessary.
I literally have just got home from a Ryanair flight where they provided me with no option but a paper boarding pass for my daughter.
It’s essentially a result of a crazy hack they’ve implemented to support families who have Ryanair prime.
You can only name adults as Ryanair prime members, and when you book through a Ryanair prime account, you can only book for the named members. There’s a maximum of two per account, as it’s intended for couples. The kids, aged 2-16, you have to make a “linked booking”. You don’t get boarding passes through the app or email - the only option is to go to a customer service desk and have them print you a paper boarding pass.
Also… digital boarding passes are an open standard - IATA BCBP. You can go make your own.
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