Court forces eDreams to remove Ryanair subdomain

Friday, 09 Jan, 2015 0

Ryanair has won a legal fight with screen-scraper website e-Dreams.

A court in Hamburg has ruled that eDreams must stop using the subdomain Ryanair.eDreams.de, and not use it in Google Ads.

The court also ordered eDreams to pay compensation for trademark infringement, but it has not yet been confirmed how much it needs to pay.

Ryanair is still involved in several other legal cases against screenscraper websites across Europe.

It claims these websites cause problems because they fail or refuse to pass on vital information to both passengers and Ryanair regarding issues such as flight changes, web check-in, special needs assistance and contact details.

The airline claims this has led to missed flights and other problems for customers.

Ryanair head of communication Robin Kiely said: "Ryanair will continue to pursue screenscraper websites such as eDreams to prevent Europe’s consumers from being misled over price and booking conditions."



 

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.



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