Prague, Czech Republic – Today the Regional Court in Brno, Czech Republic dismissed a case brought by Ryanair against Kiwi.com that sought for Kiwi.com to provide the airline with their customers’ original emails and credit card details rather than supplying the industry recognised virtual information used to make bookings.

Oliver Dlouhý, Kiwi.com co-founder and CEO, commented: “We welcome the decision of the Court to dismiss the case brought by Ryanair, it is a victory for consumers who will continue to have the freedom to select from the full range of options we make available and choose how and who they book their travel with. We hope it puts an end to the misleading statements Ryanair has made against us for many years which we believe were designed to damage the reputation of online travel agents’ booking processes by inferring virtual email addresses and credit cards are not legitimate and secure.”

He added: “It is absurd that Ryanair would ask the court to order the transmission of sensitive payment data that is protected and inaccessible to merchants; there is no reason for Ryanair to need this information other than as a means to stop competition, just as with the unnecessary verification process implemented earlier this year that penalises customers who do not book directly with the airline.”

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