Ryanair has welcomed a unanimous court verdict which ruled in favour of the airline's claims that Booking.com had violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act which subsequently caused loss to Ryanair.
“We expect that this ruling will end the internet piracy and overcharging perpetrated on both airlines and other travel companies and consumers by the unlawful activity of OTA Pirates like Booking.com,” said Micheal O’Leary, Ryanair’s CEO.
“We also welcome the Delaware Courts rejection of Booking.com’s counterclaims that they had been defamed by Ryanair when calling them an OTA Pirate.”
The court in Delaware ruled that Booking.com knowingly engaged in unlawful screen scraping of the airline’s website, with an ‘intent to defraud’ Ryanair. The jury ruled that Ryanair had suffered economic harm as result of these actions.
Ryanair wins case against Booking.com in US court ruling
