Originally Posted by
Concerto
Well, I'm leaving here at 0600, possibly a bit earlier, and the flight is at 10h05. So I'll check in before leaving, or before going to sleep the night before which will probably be around midnight (just in case I have printer problems, smartphone is broken). We've decided that if we get separate middle seats in separate rows, it really doesn't matter. I have nothing against paying for seat reservations, but for fun we wanted to see how little we could pay for this trip! I have always avoided Ryanair's traps in the past, but the last time I used them they still had free seating!
most/all ryanair airports allow you to use a boarding pass on the Ryanair app ... which is a handy way of delaying check in for another couple of hours (assuming you have mobile data on your journey to the airport)
i usually aim to check in on the app about 3 hours before departure - so i have an hour in hand in case of data problems
i often have a look the night before, and there's still loads of empty seats - so don't expect a great outcome if you do that !