What Ryanair's new deal with On The Beach means for Manchester Airport passengers
05.05.2024 - 07:33
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Ryanair and Manchester travel agent On The Beach have confirmed a package holiday deal that could offer local customers more holiday options - and make their journeys easier.
Ryanair's CEO Eddie Wilson came to the travel company’s offices near Piccadilly this week to announce the low-cost airline’s flights are now on offer as part of On The Beach's package deals.
The Irish airline had been locked in a furious row with On The Beach over whether or not it could sell Ryanair flights. Ryanair has accused online travel agents of being 'pirates' for selling flights unofficially, meaning there could be confusion over contact details and refunds when there were delays or cancellations. The companies even went to court, with OTB winning a £2m victory in December.
But in February the companies announced they had reached an agreement, and today OTB’s chief executive Shaun Morton and Mr Wilson met staff at OTB in Adair Street to announce Ryanair flights are from today available as part of OTB’s holidays. That means people can book through OTB and then get all their flight information directly from Ryanair.
Mr Morton told the MEN that as Ryanair was expanding across Europe, the new deal could allow OTB to offer more holidays to more destinations.
He said: “As a business, it's really important to us that customers have the broadest possible choice. Once you've got competition in the market and choice, that's how you can deliver better value.
“We've always booked Ryanair seats for our customers as part of our package holidays, but that journey has not been without friction. And I'd say particularly over the last 12 months, there’s been friction there and us and Ryanair - we have had a dispute about that.
“And what's really positive
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