Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, has today (13 Dec) accused OTA pirate Trip.com of the biggest ever rip-off, charging €6,699 for an €18 one-way Ryanair flight from Dublin to London Stansted. Trip.com’s egregious and 37,100% overcharge on Ryanair’s popular Dublin to London Stansted route on Monday (11 Dec) highlights the urgent need for Govts and consumer agencies to outlaw the illegal digital piracy which allows these OTA pirates to dupe, scam, and rip-off unsuspecting consumers.

Ryanair calls again on the UK and Irish Govts and consumer agencies to take action to prevent this internet piracy and blatant anti-consumer mis-selling.

Ryanair’s Dara Brady said:

“This is a prime example of how unsuspecting consumers are being duped and scammed by the unlawful practices of these OTA pirates. It is completely inexplicable that Trip.com charges a staggering €6,699 for an €18 one-way Ryanair flight from Dublin to London Stansted. We are baffled that Govts and consumer protection agencies have failed to act and adjust the dishonest and egregious practices of these OTA internet pirates who masquerade as price comparison websites when in reality they are scammers and rip-off merchants overcharging unsuspecting consumers. Where is Which? Magazine on this issue? Nowhere as usual when it comes to protecting consumers from OTA pirates.

The UK and Irish Govts and consumer agencies have been so far useless taking action to protect consumers from these OTA pirates and their mis-selling of illegally obtained flight inventories. We urge on consumers to always book directly with Ryanair or the other airline websites to avoid falling victim to OTA pirate scams and overcharges, such as this Trip.com example, where they overcharged a staggering €6,699 for an €18 one-way Ryanair flight. The authorities must now act urgently to stop this OTA pirate scam and protect Irish and UK consumers.”