Originally Posted by
Philvid2
Even after taking this trip, I'm still unsure if I could have used the online check in. I ended up calling ryanair and listened to some message that pretty plainly said you have to be EU to use it. But when I got to EDI, I asked the woman at the check in desk and she said that she couldn't see why I couldn't use it. She asked another guy and he agreed that I could probably use it.
The rules say that you can't.
It is entirely possible that there are handling agent employees who have been poorly trained and who aren't fully familiar with Ryanair rules, and if you are lucky enough to be processed by such an employee then you can probably get away with using online check-in. But if you get a gate agent who does know the rules then you're going to be stuck!