1st Dec 2015 14:30
LONDON (Alliance News) - Irish budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC on Tuesday said it has started High Court proceedings in Ireland against online travel agency eDreams and search engine giant Google, accusing the pair of misleading customers.
Ryanair said eDreams and Google were misleading consumers by advertising non-existent Ryanair fares both via the eDreams website and through Google searches. It said eDreams has been allowed by Google to use misleading sub-domains and a copycat website with identical Ryanair branding to push consumers to the eDreams website, where they are purchasing Ryanair tickets at inflated prices.
The airline said it has launched a number of legal cases across Europe against so-called "screenscraper" websites, like eDreams, to prevent consumers being deceived in to purchasing tickets at false prices and with hidden charges.
Shares in Ryanair were up 0.1% to EUR14.18 on Tuesday.
By Sam Unsted; [email protected]; @SamUAtAlliance
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