Students on the Erasmus exchange programme can now benefit from discounts on flights and other perks with RyanairPhoto: Benjamin Champenois Benjamin Champenois

Students on the Erasmus exchange programme can now benefit from discounts on flights and other perks with RyanairPhoto: Benjamin Champenois Benjamin Champenois

Ryanair announced on Thursday 17 August the launch of its new booking platform in partnership with the Erasmus student network.

The site offers 15% flight discounts on the Ryanair.com website, a free checked-in bag with every flight booked, weekly travel offers across Europe, a community forum and in-journey offers on its mobile app.

To benefit, students must have a valid ESNcard.

The Erasmus exchange programme is an EU exchange student programme providing options for students from within the European Union to sudy in another country. More than 4,000 students are involved in the programme at any one time, for periods of between 3 and 12 months.

The offer could be particularly attractive for students at the University of Luxembourg where studying abroad, through programmes Erasmus+, Free mover and Global Exchange programme, is compulsory at Bachelor level.  

For more information, visit Ryanair.com/ie/en/plan-trip/explore/Erasmus