Hi I am wondering where I can get A4 paper in Canada as it is not commonly used here.
Also any tips for flying Ryanair? I will be flying from Dublin to Bristol and then back to Dublin via Luton in March. I have already replaced my hand luggage to accomodate their restrictions. Any other tips? I would love to learn about other peoples experiences!

I don't think using US Letter would be an issue for printing boarding passes, as long as all the required information is printed, but A4 paper is readily available at both Grand & Toy and Staples.

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It shouldn't be... but then again knowing Ryanair, and the way they use ANY excuse to charge passengers extra fees, I wouldn't be surprised if they took the attitude "It's not A4 - the rules say A4" and charge you for a replacement.

So - if you can't get A4 paper you may want to take precautions by taking a PDF copy with you (in addition to a paper copy on US Letter) and trying to get an A4 print in Europe.

As for other tips... I presume you are already aware of all the standard things that one needs to know like "strictly one item" (they've been known to kick up a fuss about water bottles or books carried in people's hands).

I would recommend taking some music and a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones as the in-flight experience can be very noisy and irritating (one commercial after the next)

Personally I avoid Ryanair (because of their attitude) but I have used them in emergencies and they are bearable - just.

Print it on Letter but when you print the PDF make sure there's no scaling/resizing involved. As long as the bottom prints, you should be fine. Otherwise take an 8.5x14 legal sheet and cut it down to letter size. I believe Staples will do custom paper size cutting for free.

Suggest you look at Ryanair's web site

www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions#article6 requires an A4 sized sheet of paper.

See also the section about the Visa check desk which may apply to you. Also note the luggage rules.

If you can put up with an hour or so on a bus then Ryanair will be O.K. In 2011 I did two round trips with Ryanair and had no issues.

I would love to find out if anyone has ever been dinged for additional fees for using letter-sized paper instead of A4. One would think that would be beneath even Ryanair!

A quick search of BT forum will turn up a plethora of threads. In fact, scrolling a page or two is probably all that is needed

IIRC a poster in one of the recently active Ryanair threads reported no problems using standard US/Canada paper for boarding pass.

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Thank you all for your advice! It seems to me that as long as I follow the rules carefully we should not have any problems. Still can't find the paper though. I did check Staples and they do not carry it. Will take a closer look at grand and toy in the near future because I would like to get this printed off prior to my longaul to Dublin....want to enjoy my time there prior to flying to Bristol without having to worry about this :-)

D582 - right you are - I just checked Grand and Toy and yes, the do have it in stock. Thanks for the tip