Ryanair has won another legal battle with a screenscraper website.
A new ruling by the EU Court of Justice has restricted access to Ryanair’s database by screenscraper website PR Aviation.
In a referral from the Dutch Supreme Court, the Court of Justice was asked to decide whether owners of an online database, such as Ryanair, can use contractual restrictions to prevent the copying or use of their databases.
The European Commission supported Ryanair’s argument that it has the right to put terms and conditions on its website, stopping PR Aviation from screenscraping its database and using it for commercial purposes.
Earlier this month, Ryanair won a legal fight with another screenscraper website, eDreams.
A court in Hamburg ruled that eDreams must stop using the subdomain Ryanair.eDreams.de, and not use it in Google Ads.
Ryanair is still involved in other legal battles with screenscraper websites across Europe.
It claims these websites fail or refuse to pass on vital information to both passengers and Ryanair regarding issues such as flight changes, web check-in, special needs assistance and contact details.
The airline claims this has led to missed flights and other problems for customers.
