Ryanair to charge €100 charity fee to price comparison websites for fare access
Ryanair is to allow price comparison websites to access its timetable and pricing information in exchange for an annual €100 charitable donation.
The airline said it will continue its ban on screenscraper websites, but will introduce this new licence agreement for price comparison only websites.
Michael O’Leary said: “All licence fees will be donated by Ryanair to the charity nominated annually by our staff.
“Ryanair will continue to fight against “ticket-tout†screenscrapers which are reselling Ryanair seats without authorisation and are ripping off consumers with inflated fares and fictit ious fuel surcharges.â€
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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