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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll

Ryanair closes frequent flyers club after members take advantage of discounts

The tailfin of a Ryanair airliner taxiing along the runway in front of the control tower at Manchester airport.
Ryanair’s Prime scheme offered benefits including flight discounts, free reserved seating on up to 12 flights a year and travel insurance. Photograph: Russell Hart/Alamy

Ryanair is shutting its frequent flyers members’ club after only eight months because customers exploited its benefits too much.

The budget airline said on Friday it was closing the scheme, which offered benefits including flight discounts, free reserved seating on up to 12 flights a year and travel insurance.

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