Can I remove a passenger from my Ryanair booking?

We cannot remove them from the booking, and no refund will be issued.



In 2026, Ryanair does not allow you to "remove" a passenger from a confirmed booking and receive a refund for their portion of the flight. If someone in your party decides not to travel, you can simply leave them on the booking; they just won't show up for the flight, and their seat will remain empty (or be resold by the airline if they don't check in). If you want to replace that person with someone else, you must pay a Name Change Fee, which in 2026 is often quite expensive—sometimes exceeding the original cost of the ticket. The only way to get a refund for a passenger who can't travel is if you have purchased a "Flexi Plus" fare or if the cancellation is due to a documented death or serious illness of the passenger or an immediate family member. Otherwise, the best course of action is to let the "no-show" occur and accept the lost fare.

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Ryanair doesn't actually give you the option to cancel flights, but you can change your bookings.¹ This means that if you can't travel at all and no longer want the flight, all you need to do to cancel is not show up at the airport. You don't need to notify Ryanair and you won't be charged a penalty.

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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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Can I make amendments to my holiday? Yes, you can amend your booking. However you'll usually need to pay an amendment fee for each person named on the booking and for every booking detail which you change.

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Yes, it's possible to change a passenger's name on a flight booking, but it largely depends on the airline's policies and the type of ticket you've purchased. Flexible or refundable tickets often allow easier name changes, while non-refundable tickets may have more restrictions.

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If you want to cancel one or more passengers on the booking you will have to pay a proportion of the applicable cancellation charge for those passengers. If at the time of cancellation, you have paid us more than the cancellation charge, you will be entitled to receive a refund of the difference back.

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Open their reservation details page, on right pane is Request Cancellation, then you get options 1 &2. This method is if you want to trigger the cancellation, including if the guest emails or phones you to do it.

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In a survey of more than 4,200 people conducted by CAA, travelers most frequently cited being split from their party while traveling on Ryanair, but the airline insists that it doesn't employ a family-splitting algorithm.

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Can I make changes online for only one passenger in a booking? No, any changes you make online will apply to everyone in your booking. To change a flight for just one person, you will need to contact us or the travel agent who made your booking.

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Ryanair's website states that if you are informed of a flight cancellation less than 14 days before the scheduled departure time, you have a few options. This includes applying for a refund or changing your cancelled flight to new times/dates on the same route for free.

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“A name change fee is charged in order 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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To cancel flights for a specific traveler, you must divide the reservation. That will create multiple individual reservations, and then cancel the applicable reservation.

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In most cases, all the connecting and/or return flights that are related to the same booking get canceled, and no-show passengers are ineligible for a refund. Some airlines also charge a no-show fee.

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