Wizz Air has launched a brand-new scheme that allows passengers unlimited access to its international flight network by paying a yearly fee of €499 ($499) – increasing to €599 ($599) after August 16, 2024. After taking a closer look at Wizz’s “all you can fly” subscription, there are a few caveats that will make extracting full value from the scheme challenging. Chris Broad, airline analyst team lead at Airline Economics, said that it would ""take a savvy, independent and flexible traveller to get money’s worth out of Wizz"". The scheme outlines that bookings cannot be made more than three days in advance and are subject to availability, which includes seats being available but interestingly also subject to the number of other “all you can fly” members on that particular flight. “If the return flight is outside of the three days (which it likely will be for a long weekend or week away) Wizz Air suggests that the return flight can be booked using the conventional booking process,"" says Broad. “As with all airlines, seat prices closer to departure are often much higher, with a premium for one way - that’s a win for Wizz Air, each flight is also subject to a fixed charge of £8.90 ($11.44) per sector, £17.80 ($22.88) round trip.” The scheme is limited to the name holder of the membership and cannot be shared with a friend, partner or family member, as Chris explains: “The scheme isn’t transferrable, if you intend to travel with a partner, family member or colleague for example they will either, have to be a paid-up member of the scheme, or book through the website at full price, another win for Wizz Air.” The annual subscription can be cancelled within the first 14 days of purchase if the subscriber has not yet booked a flight through the scheme. However, if you choose to cancel your membership to the scheme after the first14-day period has ended, users will be unable to withdraw from the scheme and won’t be provided with a refund. The upside for passengers using the scheme is that it provides access, albeit limited by availability, to a network of 950 routes across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The payment of the per flight charge is fixed, it won’t be varied with currency fluctuations, aviation fuel increases or other market forces and includes one item of carry-on baggage. “Having 10,000 members flying regularly will bring Wizz customer loyalty,"" says Broad, ""which is much needed when labelled least punctual airline for the second year according to UK Civil Aviation Authority data. Wizz will welcome the ancillary revenue from members still needing to purchase additional baggage, priority check-in, boarding, inflight services etc – added to the circa £5.3m-£4.4m per year of subscription income assuming the 10,000-member limit is reached.” Subscribers can start booking via the scheme from September.
Investigating Wizz Air's "all you can fly" scheme
