Martin Lewis issues alert to Ryanair passengers over changes to 'golden rule'

By Max Parry, News Reporter

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent alert (Image: PA)

Budget hose Ryanair are making a large alteration that could spot passengers deed with a £55 charge.

Now cash-saving guru Martin Lewis has issued passengers with an urgent warning, explaining however they tin debar being stung with the caller fee.

Ryanair is going afloat digital, meaning they volition beryllium getting escaped of their check-in desks. Instead, passengers volition request to check-in online.

Boss of MonseySavingExpert.com Mr Lewis said: "The escaped check-in model is present conscionable 24 hours earlier travel. With Ryanair, the aureate regularisation is to ALWAYS cheque successful online and people oregon download your boarding walk – if you don't, you could person to cough up £55 per person, per flight."

Ryanair are getting escaped of their check-in table (Image: Getty)

Adding to his advice, helium went on: "Unless you've paid to reserve a seat, you tin present lone cheque successful for escaped betwixt 2 and 24 hours earlier departure.

"If you wage to reserve a spot (typically betwixt £4.50 and £15.50 per person), you tin cheque successful for escaped up to 60 days earlier flying."

The full phase-out of check-in desks volition beryllium implicit by May this year.

Ryanair is going afloat integer (Image: Getty)

And the company's brag Michael O'Leary has said that 60% of passengers are already utilizing the mobile check-in system.

"Our extremity is to destruct check-in desks astatine the airport, conscionable similar we’ve done with luggage counters", Mr O’Leary said.

"Everything volition beryllium managed done the app, making the process afloat integer and eliminating insubstantial entirely."

He went on: "I’m 1 of the past remaining radical inactive showing up with my portion of insubstantial It besides means, erstwhile we get everybody onto the app, cipher volition ever again wage for a boarding walk astatine an airdrome - the airdrome check-in interest volition beryllium gone.

"So, I deliberation it volition beryllium a smoother, easier travel for everybody."