Low-cost airline, Ryanair, has joined up with the EU Erasmus Student Network to offer Erasmus students fare discounts, free bags and tailored travel offers.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Erasmus programme provides a chance to study in a different European city for a year to students from across Europe, facilitating cultural and academic exchanges and enhancing language skills in 37 countries. Over three million students have already benefitted under the Erasmus programme since its launch.
Delivered as part of Ryanair’s “Always Getting Better” programme, now in its fourth year, this Erasmus partnership will offer student members:
• 15% off flights on the Ryanair website
• A free checked-in bag with every flight booked
• A dedicated Erasmus Students booking portal (from this summer)
• Community forum to share travel hints and tips
• Weekly travel offers to enable Erasmus students more easily move across Europe
• Tailored Ryanair in-journey offers on the mobile app
"These discounts will help students broaden their horizons, and learn first-hand about the richness, diversity and beauty of our wonderful continent. This partnership between one of the largest European airlines and one of the largest exchange student organisations is something I hope other transport providers will be inspired to follow. I would like to thank Ryanair for launching such an initiative”, said Violeta Bulc, EU Commissioner for Transport.
“Ryanair has been a driving force of European integration over the past 30 years, providing young people, and especially students, with the freedom to fly across Europe on the lowest airfares. We are pleased to partner with the Erasmus Student Network, the latest initiative delivered under Year 4 of our “Always Getting Better” programme, which will offer university students across Europe a range of exclusive flight offers, free bags and tailored discounts to suit their budget, and allow them to save even more while they travel on Europe’s biggest airline with the widest route network and the lowest fares”, said Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, speaking from Brussels this week.
The president of the Erasmus Student Network, Safi Sabuni, said “The Erasmus Generation is a generation of Europeans that are perennially curious, open-minded and full of wanderlust. This is made possible not only through the success of the European project and initiatives such as Schengen and Erasmus+, but also thanks to companies like Ryanair – without which it would be much harder to travel around Europe. We are very excited about this partnership and look forward to a fruitful collaboration.”
Image: President of Erasmus Student Network, Safi Sabuni with Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary in Brussels this week. Photo supplied
