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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Ryanair to close check-in 20 minutes earlier amid concern over Europe border queues

Passengers queuing at Ryanair customer service desk at Stansted airport
Ryanair said only about 20% of its customers checked in bags at airports, with most paying for cabin bags or travelling without luggage. Photograph: Alamy

Ryanair will close airport check-in desks 20 minutes earlier to avoid passengers missing flights, it has announced, amid concern over border queues in Europe.

The budget airline, which carries 200 million passengers annually, will require all passengers dropping bags or checking in at the airport to do so one hour before take-off rather than the current 40-minute deadline.

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