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Ryanair has introduced a new rule for all passengers travelling on flights from November this year. The popular budget airline said that from November 10, the passengers who are willing to check in bags will need to reach the airport an hour before the scheduled departure, it has been reported.

According to the airlines, the change is directed "to provide more time for passengers to get through airport security and passport queues, which will reduce the very small number of passengers who currently miss their flight departure as they are getting stuck in these airport queues."

At present, the check-in and bag drop services at all its airports close at 40 minutes. The airline said it will open check-in desks earlier as a result of the move, reports The Independent.

Ryanair's chief marketing officer, Dara Brady, told the publication: "From Tuesday 10 November, Ryanair customers will see airport check-in and bag drops close 60 minutes before scheduled departure, instead of today's 40 minutes.

"This will allow these 20 per cent of our customers who check in a bag more time to clear through airport security and passport queues, and get to their departure gate on time, especially during busy travel periods when some of these airport queues can be longer.

"The 80 per cent who don't check in a bag will be unaffected by this small 20-minute change, as they will continue to check in online before they arrive at the departure airport, and they go straight through airport security to their departure gate."

Currently, only one in five passengers currently checks in a bag.

Ryanair said it plans to roll out selfservice kiosks at more than 95% of its airports before October.

The airline added that when it first began operating jet services between the UK and Ireland, passengers had just a 20minute window to check in, highlighting how its processes have changed over time.

Since the EU's new entryexit system became mandatory at all Schengen borders on April 10, some easyJet and Ryanair passengers have missed their flights because they weren't able to get through passport control quickly enough.