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Can I change a passenger on a Ryanair flight?

We allow name changes on all bookings. Full name changes can be made online up to 24 hours before scheduled departure, or by contacting us or at the airport up to 2 hours before scheduled departure subject to a fee, see our table of fees.



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If you want a child passenger to travel with an adult (aged 16 or over) who is already booked on a flight, you must make a new reservation for the child (as if they were an adult) and then link it to the existing reservation. You can only link reservations by contacting us on live chat or calling the call centre.

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What is Ryanair's Family Seat Policy? For family bookings, children (aged 2 to 11 years) receive free reserved seating so they can sit beside a parent. When an adult purchases a reserved seat they can select up to 4 children's seats beside them free of charge.

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If airline tickets could be transferred from one passenger to another, it would create a secondary market for tickets that would undermine the airline industry's entire business model, which is to discount advance-purchase fares bought by tourists and raise the price of a tickets typically bought by business travelers.

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No. According to the airline's rules, it is not usually possible to change or correct names on airline tickets.

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To cancel flights for a specific traveler, you must divide the reservation. That will create multiple individual reservations, and then cancel the applicable reservation. To divide the reservation, select the individual cancel option in the travelers section on the reservation.

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Name changes within 24 hours of purchase costs $75. Name changes made after 24 hours from purchase will cost $200. More details: Find out more about amending names here. Name change: Minor name changes and spelling errors will be corrected for free.

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Fees will be applied to changes made outside of the 24-hour grace period. The name-change fee is a preventative measure to discourage and prevent unauthorised online travel agents from 'screenscraping' Ryanair's cheapest fares and reselling them on to unwitting consumers at hugely inflated costs.

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Yes. The name submitted on your airline reservation must be an exact match to the name you provided on your application. If you use a frequent flyer account or online travel profile, ensure that your name is properly saved.

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What about Ryanair? Ryanair has a slightly different system. They do guarantee children that under 12 will be seated with 1 adult in their booking party but that adult must pay £4 to reserve a seat and the children are then automatically given seats next to them for no extra charge.

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You have multiple options to contact us: call us as per the number below or chat with us - our Molli chat bot can help you 24/7 and our agents are available 7 days a week (see the opening hours for agent support below).

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The following are strictly prohibited on board: Guns, firearms, or similar weapons; Pointed/edged weapons and sharp objects; Blunt instruments (that is any blunt instrument capable of causing injury, this includes some sporting equipment such as tennis rackets, hurleys, and baseball bats);

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Is Ryanair plus worth it? The difference in fare between a standard fare and plus isn't only the inclusion of a bag; you also get priority boarding, a reserved seat and you are able to check in online earlier with plus than a standard fare.

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