Ryanair DAC, alleging that eDreams Odigeo SA and its subsidiary, Vacaciones eDreams SL, are violating the rules of its website.
Ryanair is attempting to file a lawsuit in the Commercial Court against eDreams, an online booking company, for allegedly violating the airline's terms of service by engaging in "screen scraping."
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Ryanair DAC alleges that by selling Ryanair flights under the eDreams, Opodo, Govoyages, and Travellink brands, eDreams Odigeo SA and its subsidiary, Vacaciones eDreams SL, are violating the conditions of their website by exploiting the airline's flight data.
Spain is where both defendant corporations are registered. The parent business of the eDreams Odigeo group, a major e-commerce service with operations in 44 countries, is EDreams Odigeo.
According to the allegations, screen scraping entails employing automated software to access the Ryanair website and retrieve data without the airline's knowledge or approval.
Ryanair is requesting declarations that eDreams is contractually or otherwise barred from engaging in screen scraping, which violates the Consumer Credit Act of 2007 and EU law.
Additionally, it requests an order prohibiting eDreams from utilising Ryanair data for any other purpose than comparing Ryanair flight prices to those of competing airlines. Additionally, it aims to prevent the defendants from selling or assisting Ryanair in selling flights to anyone other than Ryanair.
It alleges that eDreams unfairly and misleadingly fails to disclose the price difference between what Ryanair charges and what is displayed on eDreams' websites, making it unclear that buying directly from the airline would result in a lower price.
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It further alleges that the defendants did not legally display Ryanair's prices.
It pursues damages for things like trademark infringement, misrepresentation, passing off, and/or contract violations.
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Mr Justice Mark Sanfey postponed an application to add the case to the High Court's fast-track commercial list until next month. Monday.
When Michael Howard SC of the eDreams enterprises stated that his side sought a chance to think about whether to oppose to entry on the grounds of delay, Martin Hayden SC of Ryanair agreed to postpone the application until the next month. According to Mr Howard, it would also be necessary to address the issue of where the case should be handled.
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