Skift Take
The two low-cost carrier mavericks, Ryanair and Southwest, are pursuing different distribution strategies with online travel agencies. Ryanair is seeking direct agreements, and Southwest just sues those that gain unauthorized access.
In November, Czech Republic-based Kiwi.com was "celebrating" three court wins against Ryanair: The companies have battled for years over Kiwi screen-scraping Ryanair's website without authorization to obtain fares.
Ryanair has called companies like Kiwi "pirates." But on Monday, it announced a