Arriving at Dublin Airport to fly with Ryanair without a pre-printed boarding has been an expensive mistake for many passengers this summer.
Not anymore, thanks to Kilkenny company SurfBox whose managing director is local man Thomas Marrey who founded the company with business partner Declan Lennon.
Ryanair recently introduced a €40 fee to passengers who arrive at the airport without their boarding passes. SurfBox, a Kilkenny based internet kiosk provider, in co-operation with the DAA, have installed printers at their internet kiosks in the check-in area, arrivals hall and food hall at Dublin Airport.
Passengers who need to re-print their boarding pass can now do it at the airport for less than €1, saving €39 in the process.
The printers were introduced at Dublin Airport three months ago and have seen an unprecedented high level of usage. According to SurfBox records, the printers are being used to print off a variety of information from the internet including e-mails, hotel and travel bookings, but almost 70 per cent of the usage is for Ryanair boarding passes. Over 100 boarding passes per day are being printed off saving Ryanair passengers about €3,900 per day.
Based upon the success of the printing service in Dublin Airport, SurfBox plan to roll out the service at their other airport locations in Cork, Shannon and Liverpool airports, where they already operate an Internet Kiosk service.
The Irish-owned company, established in 2004, is the largest independent provider of coin and credit card operated internet terminals in Ireland. SurfBox operates over 550 internet kiosks throughout Ireland, the UK and Belgium, in airports, hotels and shopping centres providing pay as you go internet access to over 1,500 surfers daily.
