This measure is accompanied by significant technological investment, with the company anticipating that by October, more than 95% of the airports where it operates will have self-service baggage drop-off kiosks.

These new devices are fully integrated with the airline's mobile app, allowing users to check in their bags and print baggage tags independently.

According to Ryanair, the goal of this change is to speed up the counter process and reduce waiting lines, ensuring that passengers have a more comfortable timeframe to go through security and customs.

With this in mind, the company hopes to minimise the number of customers who miss their flights due to congestion in common airport areas.

Despite the change, the impact will be limited to a minority of travellers. The company emphasises that only 20% of its passengers check baggage, and that only those passengers are affected by the new schedule.

The remaining 80%, who travel only with cabin baggage, will not experience any changes to their routine: they will continue to check in online in advance and proceed directly to the boarding gate upon arrival at the airport.