
In what sense does Ryanair have a prime subscription?
But more importantly, who would want to do it?
March 25th, 2025
We live in the era of subscriptions, convenience, and low-cost travel. The airline Ryanair, famous for its low-cost flights but certainly not for the comfort it offers passengers, has just launched the Prime service, an annual subscription for 79 euros that promises savings of up to five times if you fly twelve times a year. The service will be available for 250,000 people and, in addition to personalized discounts, also offers free travel insurance, access to special deals, and reserved seats. Ryanair claims that subscribers will have access to the company’s best prices and can save up to 420 euros on twelve flights. A similar subscription was launched recently by competitor Wizz Air, which with All You Can Fly convinced 14,000 travelers to purchase a 599-euro annual subscription (later extended to 60,000 people). Wizz Air's service was criticized by users and other airlines, who negatively commented on the automatic renewal of the subscription, its invalidity on domestic routes, the requirement to book only three days before departure, the 9.99-euro fee per flight, the exclusion of extras (such as priority boarding and checked baggage), and the inability to book round-trip tickets simultaneously.
Ryanair Prime also renews automatically and does not specify the type of discounts subscribers will receive. However, the company states that members will discover twelve exclusive offers per year. To subscribe, Ryanair has added, one must be of legal age and a resident of one of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Poland, Portugal, and Spain. One of the most interesting aspects of Ryanair Prime is the insurance conditions for flights: medical coverage will not be available for passengers over 70, and although refunds for cancellations and delays can reach a maximum of 500 and 240 euros respectively, if the delay does not exceed 12 hours, no refund will be granted. The Ryanair Prime service is already available, and whether it will achieve the same success as Wizz Air’s All You Can Fly (which sold out in no time) remains to be seen.