RYANAIR is changing its luggage rules from next week – and it’s not good news if you leave checking in bags until the last minute.
From November 10, the airline will close its bag drop off service one hour before departure.
Currently, passengers can drop their bags 40 minutes beforehand – so they’ll be losing 20 minutes.
Ryanair announced this change in April adding that it will give passengers 20 per cent more time to get through security and passport control.
It will mean that those checking in a bag will need to arrive at desks earlier than before.
The change in rules does not affect passengers who are not checking in a bag.
Ryanair CMO, Dara Brady, said: “From Tue, 10 Nov, bag drop services at all Ryanair airports will close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of the current 40 minutes.
“This small change will give the 20 per cent of Ryanair passengers who check in a bag, more time to clear airport security and passport control queues and get to their departure gate before boarding begins, particularly during busy travel periods when airport queues can be longer.
“We remind passengers using airport bag drop services to arrive at the airport in good time and ensure they have checked in and dropped their bags before check-in and bag drop closes 60 minutes before departure.
“The remaining 80 per cent of passengers who check in online and do not check in a bag are unaffected by this change.”
It comes after Ryanair has dropped its hidden charges for families in June.
Ryanair said that there will be free parent and child seats available together in the rear of its planes for families.
For adults travelling with children who choose this new seating option, they will be told of their seat allocation after they have checked in for their flight.