Portugal Has Told Ryanair it MUST Accept Passengers’ Paper Boarding Passes if they are Flying Out of Portuguese Airports - 26/11/2025

Portugal has told Ryanair it must accept passengers’ paper boarding passes if they are flying out of Portuguese airports. Euronews reports that Portugal’s National Civil Aviation Authority has told the budget airline the rule risks non-compliance with passenger rights. The news is a blow to Ryanair, which announced last month to great fanfare that it would no longer accept paper boarding passes. The company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Dara Brady, said the decision was “about moving with the times here”. Eoghan Corry says that he always expected a “little bit of pushback” when the decision was implemented. Eoghan joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.