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Old February 22nd, 2009, 09:43 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,uk.railway,uk.politics.misc,alt.travel.uk.air
Roland Perry[_1_]
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Default Ryanair to abolish check-in desks

In message
, at
15:47:42 on Sat, 21 Feb 2009, The Real Doctor
remarked:
Am I right in thinking that the online check in restriction is on
traveling with infants - ie less than two years old, sharing a seat?


From the Ryanair website - the current list of who *can't* check in
online (each will have a reason, whether immediately obvious or not)
with infants at no 4:

[passengers without an EU/EAA/Swiss passport or ID card]
* Passengers travelling with checked baggage
* Children aged between 14 to 17 years travelling alone
* Passengers travelling with infants
* Passengers travelling with mobility equipment (including
children's pushchairs)
* Passengers with reduced mobility, blind/vision impaired passengers
including those travelling with a sighted companion or guide dog
* Passengers who require special assistance at the airport
* Online Check-In is not available from Romanian or Moroccan
airports.
* Passengers travelling on a passport which is due to expire within
30 days from the date of travel.
* When there are more than 9 passengers booked in a reservation
* Passengers travelling on the same reservation with a passenger who
is not entitled to Online Check-in.
* Passengers who have booked and extra seat for the carriage of
musical instruments etc. or for comfort.

.... so every single one of those will have to be overcome to introduce
online-only check in.

Some are clearly 'logistical' - eg various kinds of special assistance
required; and may be replaced by some sort of "not a check-in honest" at
the bag drop. The 'regulatory' ones, like "does this Australian have a
visa for Morocco", "This passport only has three weeks left" and "are we
allowed to let 14yr olds wander around alone" will be more interesting.

[I note that BMIBaby only restricts unaccompanied 14-15 year olds, for
example).
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Roland Perry