Ryanair has signed a licensing agreement with price comparison website Momondo.com.
Published: 27 May 2009
Ryanair has signed a licensing agreement with price comparison website Momondo.com.
The licensing agreement with Momondo.com will allow Ryanair’s fares to be listed on the travel search engine.
Ryanair’s licensing agreement, which is subject to a €100 charitable donation by Momondo, will allow Momondo.com to access Ryanair.com’s timetable and pricing information in order to compare Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares with those of high fares, fuel surcharging, competitor airlines.
Last month Ryanair decided to allow “price comparison only” websites to access its timetable and pricing information. It also stated that it will continue to ban reselling “ticket-tout” screenscraper websites.
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