Ryanair releases November "online travel agency piracy" survey

06-12-23

Ryanair has released its November survey on online travel agency (OTA) piracy scams and overcharges by online travel agencies (OTAs). The report shows that OTAs such as Kiwi.com, Lastminute.com, Opodo.com and eDreams.com "continue to rip off unsuspecting consumers with unjustified fees and charges for their non-existent services, while at the same time overcharging for ancillary services that are competitively priced on the Ryanair.com website. Ryanair is therefore continuing to campaign to protect consumers from these overcharging and mis-selling OTA pirates," the Irish airline explains.

Ryanair continues to study and highlight "consumer scams perpetrated by these OTA pirates, who pose as price comparison websites, when in reality they are ripping off customers with fabricated "handling" or "cancellation" fees or are charging up to 344% more for Ryanair's ancillary services."