Wizz Air’s International Multipass for €599: It’s Worse Than You Think

Hungarian low-cost-carrier Wizz Air made a huge splash at the beginning of the week. The airline offers an International Multipass for an annual membership of €599 per year. The payment comes with the benefit that you can book any Wizz Air flight with open seats three days before departure for a fixed price-tag of €10. However, the €10 pay for nothing but the flight and a personal item. Cabin-bags or checked bags must be purchased at an extra-cost. The airline brazenly markets this as an All You Can Fly deal, which it isn’t.

The offer is an extension of existing Multipass offers – one of the three paid membership types Wizz Air offers. We have covered each of them in detail in this article. Our previous evaluation was that purchasing any of Wizz Air’s membership can pay off, but one must be highly cautious. That’s why we will take a closer look at the terms and conditions of the international multipass and point out the trap doors hidden within this offer.

Problems With The Offer

We have found five major red flags in this offer, and explain the possible consequences in Detail:

1. The €599 Payment Just Gives The Privilege to Buy €10 Tickets

And we already encounter the main problem. After purchasing the €599 membership, you basically have nothing but the promise to buy (theoretically) unlimited Wizz Air flights for €10 a pop. You have no other benefits. This in itself feels like paying upfront for an all-you-can-eat buffet, but each time you actually go grab some food, the restaurant charges you extra.

2. Flights Can Be Booked Only Three Days in Advance

It is impossible to plan ahead with this offer. If there are open seats left, you can purchase them for €10. However, you can’t book a roundtrip – or even know, how long you will be staying at your supposed destination. While it may be possible to fly from Vienna to Tenerife for just €10, you will have to wait at least three days before your return flight to know if you can leave the island again at the same price. Purchasing a cheap return ticket ahead is also impractical. Since you cannot be sure you are going anywhere until 72 hours before the outbound, it does not make much sense to buy an inbound ticket weeks ahead. But it gets even worse…

3. Even if Seats Are Open, Wizz Air Doesn’t Have to Sell Them

In the offer’s terms & conditions, Wizz Air states the following:

“Wizz Air does not guarantee that You will be eligible to book flights via the Wizz All You Can Fly, because the provision of flight tickets depends on a number of internal and external factors. These factors include, but not limited to
a) the number of total registered members of Wizz All You Can Fly,
b) the number of overall passengers with booking to the given flight, and the
c) seat capacity of the given flight”

Multipass terms & conditions, section 6.2 (highlight by Travel-Dealz)

This means that you are basically at Wizz Air’s mercy when it comes to using your multipass on a route you actually want to use it. Because the terms & conditions leave ample room for interpretation, the airline can simply select not to sell open seats. To come back to the previous analogy, it’s like paying for an all-you-can-eat buffet, being charged again each time you actually go to the buffet, while the restaurant reserves the right to simply say “sorry, it’s just steamed broccoli for you.”

4. Checked and Cabin Bags Have to be Purchased Extra

As stated earlier, the €10 payment for each flight includes nothing but transportation and a personal item. As Wizz Air has dynamic pricing for both cabin and hold luggage, the only thing you know is that you will be paying extra, but not how much. And it is very much possible you may want to take some clothes with you. As you probably won’t know how long you will be staying at your destination. In addition, there is no other way to save on these add-ons, because:

5. The Offer Cannot Be Combined With Other Memberships

If you hold a Wizz Air Privilege Pass and think that you can take a carry-on for free, think again. Wizz Air states that the international Multipass cannot be combined with other memberships. Meaning that you just spend €500 for the opportunity to purchase a €20 cabin bag for your €10 one-way flight.

This is also the crowning moment of our all-you-can-eat analogy: You pay for the entry free, you pay extra for each time you visit the buffet, you won’t know which food items will be available, and you have to rent a fork for an undisclosed amount. Of course, you can eat with your bare hands if you don’t need the extra comfort.

Upsides of the Offer

While Wizz Air has all kinds of opportunity to screw you around, it’s actually pretty nice of them to include all of their international destinations. Theoretically, you can take the five-hour-rides from Europe to Astana, Abu Dhabi, the Canary Islands, Tashkent or even get to the Maldives for just €10. That is, if you are comfortable with not knowing how long you will be staying there. And if €10 tickets are available in the first place.

So, more realistically, you are stuck to short-haul routes. But for these types of flights, Wizzair offers much cheaper Multipass options – as you can also purchase prepaid discounts for specific routes or departure airports.

Actual Ticket Costs

To give you a better idea of how much money you will be actually spending, you can use the formula (599 + x*10)/x. It’s the €599 membership fee plus €10 for each flight divided by the number of flights.

Number of Flights	Price per Ticket
1	€609
2	€310
3	€210
5	€130
8	€85
10	€70
15	€50
20	€40
25	€34
30	€30

However, you can only achieve these prices if you travel with just a personal item. As mentioned earlier, even a cabin bag can end up costing more than the €10 flight.

Also, you have to consider that booking flights without the restrictions of the International Multipass might save you more money in other ways. For example, hotel bookings can get vastly more expensive if you have to stick to flexible rates. Those will likely be your best option, because you know just three days ahead if you are able to take your outbound.

Bottom Line

Wizz Air’s International Multipass offer toys with the customer’s imagination. While the idea of travelling wherever you want within twelve months for just €60 per flight (if you take at least one flight per month) sounds tempting, it comes with a lot of restrictions. Chances are that you will either be overspending on extra-costs, won’t be able to go where you want to or end up boarding random Wizz Air flights, just in order to get your moneys’ worth.

Because of all the red flags, we decided to put the link to the offer at the very end of this article. If you decide you still want to check it out, you can check out the offer here. On August 16, 2024, the membership cost rose to €599/year.

Cover Picture: © Wizz Air